Development and evaluation of targeted psychological skills training for oncology nurses in managing stressful patient and family encounters

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Traeger, Lara ^a   Park, Elyse R ^a   Sporn, Nora ^a   Repper DeLisi, Jennifer ^b   Convery, Mary Susan ^b   Jacobo, Michelle ^b   Pirl, William F ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Social Service ^*  (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CANCER CENTER; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGY NURSING; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL WORK; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84893069332     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.E327-E336     Document Type: Article

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