Enhancing the capacity of oncology nurses to provide supportive care for parents with advanced cancer: Evaluation of an educational intervention

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1798-1806

  Turner, Jane ^a   Clavarino, Alexandra ^a   Butow, Phyllis ^b   Yates, Patsy ^c   Hargraves, Maryanne ^d   Connors, Veronica ^e   Hausmann, Sue ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d Haematology and Oncology Clinics of Australasia   (Australia)

^e ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Communication; Nurses; Parents; Supportive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB STRESS; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66949144406     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2009.02.023     Document Type: Article

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