A review of the role of emergency nurses in management of chemotherapy-related complications

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2649-2655

  Bucknall, Tracey ^a   Considine, Julie ^b   Livingston, Patricia ^b   Botti, Mari ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Epworth Deakin Centre for Clinical Nursing Research ^*

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Clinical risk; Cost; Emergency; Nursing; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING;

DRUG THERAPY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE;

EID: 68849132770     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02843.x     Document Type: Article

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