Mandatory communication skills training for cancer and palliative care staff: Does one size fit all?

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 398-403

  Turner, Mary ^a   Payne, Sheila ^a   O'Brien, Terri ^a,b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Communication; Oncology; Palliative care; Survey questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAM; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS;

EID: 80055081584     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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