Oral care in cancer nursing: Nurses' knowledge and education

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 631-638

  Southern, Hilary ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cancer nursing; Clinical learning; Knowledge; Nursing education; Oral care; Oral health assessment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH HYGIENE; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ORAL HYGIENE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847657396     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04159.x     Document Type: Article

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