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The inpatient advanced practice nursing roles in a Canadian pediatric oncology unit
Anne Marie Maloney1, Jocelyne Volpe
1Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. anne_marie.maloney@sickkids.ca
Abstract:
The role of the nurse practitioner has been long established in the outpatient setting in pediatric oncology. The inpatient nurse practitioner role has been described to a lesser extent. This review of the role of the inpatient clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner on the 27-bed inpatient oncology unit at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will describe the role and strategies for its implementation. This role of the clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner facilitates the provision of quality care to children and families admitted to the inpatient oncology unit.
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