Identifying and responding to depression in adult cancer patients: Evaluating the efficacy of a pilot communication skills training program for oncology nurses

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Brown, Richard F ^a   Bylund, Carma L ^a   Kline, Nancy ^a   De La Cruz, Anthony ^a   Solan, Jill ^a   Kelvin, Joanne ^a   Gueguen, Jennifer ^a   Eddington, Julia ^a   Kissane, David ^a   Passik, Steve ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory oncology nurses; Cancer patient depression; Communication skills training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STAFF TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEOPLASMS; NEW YORK CITY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 67651098967     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e31819b5a76     Document Type: Article

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