Identifying the educational needs and concerns of newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer after surgery

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-258

  Stephens, Patrice A ^a   Osowski, Maryjo ^b   Fidale, Mary Sue ^c   Spagnoli, Cathy ^d  

^a ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park   (Australia)

^c Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital   (Australia)

^d Advocate Medical Group in Park Ridge   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 45549093300     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/08.CJON.253-258     Document Type: Article

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