Referring patients to nurses: Outcomes and evaluation of a nurse flexible sigmoidoscopy training program for colorectal cancer screening

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 301-308

  Dobrow, Mark J ^a,g   Cooper, Mary Anne ^b,c   Gayman, Karen ^d   Pennington, Jason ^e   Matthews, Joanne ^f   Rabeneck, Linda ^b,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f WOMEN S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer screening; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Health human resource strategy; Nonphysician endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMATOUS POLYP; CANADA; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER STAGING; COLON BIOPSY; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING CARE PLAN; NURSING COMPETENCE; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING PRACTICE; NURSING ROLE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REGISTERED NURSE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY;

EID: 34250888428     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2007/719634     Document Type: Review

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