Implementing the role of patient-navigator nurse at a university hospital centre

A profile of the role and functions of an oncology patient-navigator nurse (OPN) and the preliminary phases to implementing this role within a team specializing in oncology are first presented. This is followed by a qualitative study that provides a descriptive assessment for implementing an initial...

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Main Authors: Lise Fillion, Marie de Serres, Richard Lapointe-Goupil, Isabelle Bairati, Pierre Gagnon, Michèle Deschamps, Josée Savard, François Meyer, Luc Bélanger, Georges Demers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pappin Communications 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Oncology Nursing Journal
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Online Access:http://www.canadianoncologynursingjournal.com/index.php/conj/article/view/296/298