Open AccessRecommendations to support nurses and improve the delivery of oncology and palliative care in India
Author(s) -
Virginia LeBaron,
Gayatri Palat,
Sudha Sinha,
Sanjeeva Kumari Chinta,
Beaulah John Battula Jamima,
Usha Lakshmi Pilla,
Nireekshana Podduturi,
Yadamma Shapuram,
Padma Vennela,
Vineela Rapelli,
Zahra Lalani,
Susan L. Beck
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/ijpc.ijpc_153_16
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , psychological intervention , palliative care , qualitative research , workload , oncology nursing , teamwork , distress , family medicine , nurse education , clinical psychology , social science , sociology , computer science , political science , law , operating system
Nurses in India often practice in resource-constrained settings and care for cancer patients with high symptom burden yet receive little oncology or palliative care training.