The evolving role of the nurse during the cancer treatment decision-making process: A literature review

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 548-556

  Tariman, Joseph D ^a   Szubski, Katharine L ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lutheran General Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision aids; Patient participation; Professional nursing role; Shared decision making

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEOPLASMS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84942919168     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.548-556     Document Type: Article

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