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A Specialist Breast Care Nurse Role for Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Enhancing Supportive Care.
Document Type
Article
Source
Oncology Nursing Forum. Nov2011, Vol. 38 Issue 6, p627-631. 5p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.
Subject
*ANALYSIS of variance
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*BREAST tumors
*ONCOLOGY nursing
*JOB descriptions
*METASTASIS
*NURSE practitioners
*NURSES
*PATIENTS
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*SOCIAL support
*HUMAN services programs
Language
ISSN
0190-535X
Abstract
The article focuses on the role of specialist breast care nurse (BCN) in handling women diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. It says that BCN provides a range of key interventions, including psychosocial support, patient intervention, and information, and has expertise and training in the management and treatment of patients with breast cancer. Furthermore, specialist BCN offered information to women individually, refer patients to other services as needed, and keep a constant presence.