The professional role of breast cancer nurses in multi-disciplinary breast cancer care teams

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 306-314

  Amir, Ziv ^a   Scully, J ^b   Borrill, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer care nurse; Multi disciplinary team working; Nurses' role in the team; Nursing practice; Patients advocate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; COUNSELING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELATIVE; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMMUNICATION; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 8744242147     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2003.12.011     Document Type: Article

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