Oncology nursing as a specialised nursing discipline has no published nursing care standards for South Africa. The purpose of this study was to formulate oncology nursing standards for a particular research hospital. A specific approach was used and the oncology nursing experts in the research hospital compiled and formulated the standards. Group discussions and critical debating of the standar...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES to describe current survivorship care from the perspectives of oncology nurses. DESIGN descriptive. SETTING e-mail invitation to Web-based survey. SAMPLE 399 Oncology Nursing Society members providing care for patients initially treated more than one year previously. METHODS an online survey was used to evaluate current aspects of survivorship care. MAIN RESEARCH VA...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To investigate differences in burnout among oncology nurses by type of work setting, coping strategies, and job satisfaction. DESIGN Descriptive. SETTING A metropolitan cancer center. SAMPLE A convenience sample of 74 oncology nurses. METHODS Participants completed a demographic data form, the Nursing Satisfaction and Retention Survey, and the Maslach Burnout Inventor...

BACKGROUND Caring is a valuable task. The staff in any profession that involves patients' fear, anxiety, pain, and suffering may experience similar feelings. As a professional group, oncology nurses deal with patients and their relatives and caregivers under very stressful conditions. They encounter pain, suffering, and death as a part of their daily life. A number of studies have evaluated the...

BACKGROUND Nursing education is both formal and informal. Formal education represents only a small part of all the learning involved; and many students learn more effectively through informal processes. There is little information about nursing student informal education and how it affects their character and practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative study explores undergraduate nursin...

background: caring is the essence of nursing. since care is influenced by cultural, economic, and social factors, various diverse barriers exist in the realization of care. the aim of the study was to clarify barriers to caring in emergency patients based on experiences of nurses and patients and their relatives. materials and methods: a qualitative design of content analysis was used to identi...

background despite the paramount importance and direct relationship of spirituality and spiritual care with health and well-being, they are relatively neglected aspects of nursing care. objectives the aim of this study is to explore iranian nurses’ perceptions and experiences of the facilitators of spiritual care delivery. materials and methods for this qualitative content analysis study, a pur...

conclusions nursing students did not experience effective clinical learning. having expert instructors and supportive communication are important factors in creating a clinical learning environment. background clinical training is an integral part of nursing education; however, some studies have shown that it is not always efficient. objectives this study aimed to find out the factors that can ...