Predictors of Practice Patterns for Lymphedema Care Among Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses
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Predictors of Practice Patterns for Lymphedema Care Among Oncology Advanced Practice Nurses
Lymphedema, a debilitating and chronic condition, is considered to be one of the most distressing adverse effects of cancer treatment. The purpose of this study was to understand the practice patterns in lymphedema care and identify predictors influencing those patterns among oncology nurses, with a focus on advanced practice nurses. Random and purposive sampling was utilized to recruit 238 onc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Advanced Practitioner in Oncology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2150-0878
DOI: 10.6004/jadpro.2012.3.5.4