Impact of an intensive nursing education course on nurses' knowledge, confidence, attitudes, and perceived skills in the care of patients with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 375-381

  Steginga, Suzanne K ^a   Dunn, Jeffrey ^a,b   Dewar, Anne Marie ^a   McCarthy, Alexandra ^c   Yates, Patsy ^d   Beadle, Geoff ^e  

^a CANCER COUNCIL QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE;

EID: 33645767957     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/05.ONF.375-381     Document Type: Review

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