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Cancer nursing in Europe: beyond 2000
Author(s) -
CORNER JESSICA
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
european journal of cancer care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1365-2354
pISSN - 0961-5423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2354.1992.tb00095.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , cancer , nurse education , disease , pathology
This article explores the changes that are likely to occur by the end of this century in the pattern of cancer as a disease, in its treatment and in the care for patients and their families in order to identify the kind of educational preparation that cancer nurses will require to meet their clients' needs. A recent European initiative, which has sought to achieve consensus on courses for nurses in cancer care across Europe, is seen to be an important step towards the development of a coordinated European approach to cancer‐nursing education. The issues that European coordination raise, and the exciting potential for cancer‐nursing education, are discussed.