Description |
xii, 205 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
Contents |
1. Cancer nursing as a specialty / Carol R. Krcmar -- 2. The practice base of cancer nursing / Karin Magnusson and Lorraine Robinson -- 3. Leadership and management: influencing the shape of advanced cancer nursing practice / Agnes Glaus, Phyllis Campbell and Nora Kearney / [et al.] -- 4. Clinical decision-making / Kathy Redmond -- 5. Nursing education in cancer care / Nora Kearney -- 6. Nursing research in cancer care / Alison Richardson, Paola Di Giulio and Derek Waddell -- 7. Information and education for patients and families / Emma Ream -- 8. Some ethical issues in cancer nursing / P. Anne Scott and Yvonne Willems-Cavalli -- 9. Towards a European framework for cancer nursing services / Alison Ferguson and Nora Kearney |
Summary |
"Cancer nursing in Europe is at an important stage in its development both professionally and politically. The changing demographics of society in tandem with new scientific knowledge exert numerous pressures on specialist cancer nurses as they strive to deliver optimal cancer care. Within this context, this textbook offers cancer nurses a unique resource. Cancer Nursing Practice: A Textbook for the Specialist Nurse addresses the complexities of cancer nursing. It considers the development of the specialty across the domains of practice, research, education and management whilst emphasizing the clinical orientation of cancer nurses. In addition, it offers the reader a foundation for advancing cancer nursing practice within the diversity of Europe."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Cancer -- Nursing.
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Cancer -- Treatment.
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Tumors -- Nursing.
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Tumors -- Treatment.
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Oncology Nursing -- methods.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms -- nursing.
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Neoplasms -- therapy.
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Author |
Di Giulio, Paola, RN.
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Kearney, Nora.
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Richardson, Alison.
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European Oncology Nursing Society.
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LC no. |
00030692 |
ISBN |
0443060401 (paperback) |
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