The paradoxical image of chemotherapy: A phenomenological description of nurses' experiences of administering chemotherapy

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 500-508

  Saltmarsh, K ^a   De Vries, K ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ALICE HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Damage; Paradoxical; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 50249152409     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2007.00909.x     Document Type: Article

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