To be involved or not: Factors that influence nurses' involvement in providing treatment decisional support in advanced cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-28

  Barthow, Christine ^a   Moss, Cheryle ^a   McKinlay, Eileen ^b   McCullough, Leslie ^c   Wise, Debbie ^d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^d Mary Potter Hospice   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Decisional support; Interdisciplinary; Nursing involvement; Nursing role; Qualitative research; Treatment decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEOPLASM; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 61749087837     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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