Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-23

  Knowles, Gillian ^a   Hutchison, Catherine ^b   Smith, Graeme ^c   Philp, Iona D ^a   McCormick, Katrina ^a   Preston, Elizabeth ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical outcomes; Colorectal cancer; Evaluation; Nurse education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PATHWAY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING AUDIT; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 36648999323     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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