title: Does cancer nursing education influence patient care planning?
abstract: Specialist post-registration education is available for cancer nurses. But to what extent does it help them improve the care that patients receive? A focus group-based study of nurses, along with an audit of patient notes, found nurses in one trust are reluctant to carry out some aspects of care, even after receiving education, which is reflected in documentation and care plans.
authors.affiliation: Sunderland Royal Hospital, City Hospitals Sunderland NHS Trust.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Howell
authors.forename: Gill
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: Kath
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011787:Quality of Health Care