Perceptions of the Role of Nurses in Providing Psychosocial Care for Patients with Cancer

Psychosocial care for patients with cancer is aimed at detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of psychological distress (PD). PD is a universal clinical phenomenon experienced by at least 38% of patients with cancer, yet only10% are identified as having PD. Nurses are presumed providers of...

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Main Author: Suzuki, Kerry
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: ScholarWorks 2011
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/910
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1909&context=dissertations