Oncology nurses' personal understandings about palliative care

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Mahon, Margaret M ^a   McAuley, William J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SELECTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VIRGINIA;

EID: 77955287471     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.ONF.E141-E150     Document Type: Article

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