Development of an International Competency Framework for Nurses in the Provision of Self-management Support to Cancer

Raymond J Chan1, Oluwaseyifunmi Andi Agbejule, Fiona Crawford-Williams

  • 1Author Affiliations: Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia (Drs Chan and Crawford-Williams, and Ms Agbejule); Department of Supportive Care, Princess Margaret Cancer Research Institute and Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Howell); Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Drs Chan, Yates, and Crawford-Williams); Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia (Dr Koczwara); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Nursing, Wisconsin (Dr Erickson); The Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Dr So).

Cancer Nursing
|August 9, 2022
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