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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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 |