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  • Scope of practice of the breast care nurse: a comparison of health professional perspectives

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    Author(s)
    Jones, Liz
    Leach, Lori
    Chambers, Suzanne
    Occhipinti, Stefano
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Leach, Lori E.
    Jones, Liz S.
    Occhipinti, Stefano
    Chambers, Suzanne K.
    Year published
    2010
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    Aim: The Breast Care Nurse (BCN) supports people with breast cancer, co-ordinating services, and providing information and psychosocial support, yet there is ambiguity surrounding the scope of the role, with implications for both BCNs and service provision. The current studies investigated the scope of practice of BCNs from the perspective of both BCNs and other health professionals. Method: In study 1, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 BCNs and 7 other key health professionals (HPs) involved in the care of those with breast cancer. Participants were questioned about the scope of practice of ...
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    Aim: The Breast Care Nurse (BCN) supports people with breast cancer, co-ordinating services, and providing information and psychosocial support, yet there is ambiguity surrounding the scope of the role, with implications for both BCNs and service provision. The current studies investigated the scope of practice of BCNs from the perspective of both BCNs and other health professionals. Method: In study 1, semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 BCNs and 7 other key health professionals (HPs) involved in the care of those with breast cancer. Participants were questioned about the scope of practice of the BCN role and the challenges facing the role. In Study 2, 27 BCNs and 21 HPs then completed a survey asking about the importance of the different elements of practice identified in Study 1, together with the extent to which each aspect of practice was part of the day to day practice of BCNs. Results and conclusion: Provision of information and support to people with breast cancer and their families were identified as core to the role. BCNs and other health professionals differed in their perceptions of both the length and breadth of practice of the BCN, with implications for workload and burnout in BCNs, as well as multidisciplinary team functioning and patient care. Scope of practice also differed across practice contexts.
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    Journal Title
    European Journal of Oncology Nursing
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    4
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2010.03.006
    Copyright Statement
    © 2010 Elsevier. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Oncology and carcinogenesis
    Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors)
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/35268
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