Nurses' perspectives on the care provided to cancer patients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Watts, Rosemary ^a   Botti, Mari ^a   Hunter, Marion ^b  

^a Epworth/Deakin Nursing Research Centre   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult; Cancer; Clinical practice; Clinical supervision; Psychosocial care; Registered nurses

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FRUSTRATION; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ANGER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 77649330607     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3181b5575a     Document Type: Article

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