Breaking bad news: Standardized patient intervention improves communication skills for hematology-oncology fellows and advanced practice nurses

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-159

  Eid, Ahmed ^a   Petty, Michael ^b   Hutchins, Laura ^c   Thompson, Reed ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 67651152766     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902854848     Document Type: Article

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