What Is an End of Life Nurse Navigator or Doula?

A Nurse Navigator is also called an End of Life Doula. The word doula comes from a Greek word meaning women helping women. It has origins in the childbirth field when a woman would come into the home to “mother the new mother.” An End of Life Doula comes in to assist a patient and their family with Serious Illness conversations and assisting with decisions focused on having good days until the end.