Nursing takes time: Workload associated with administering Cancer Protocols

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 735-741

  de Raad, Johan ^a   van Gool, Kees ^b   Haas, Marion ^b   Haywood, Philip ^b   Faedo, Margaret ^c   Gallego, Gisselle ^b   Pearson, Sallie ^c   Ward, Robyn ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79952469258     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.735-741     Document Type: Article

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