Communicating with families of patients in an acute hospital with advanced cancer: Problems and strategies identified by nurses

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 337-345

  Davis, Sue ^a   Kristjanson, Linda J ^b   Blight, Joanne ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute cancer care; Cancer nursing; Hospital; Nurse family communication; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141643337     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200310000-00001     Document Type: Article

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