Nurse specialists in breast care: a developing role.
This article describes how one regional breast unit has incorporated the traditional role of the breast care nurse and the developing role of the nurse practitioner into valued and complementary members of the multidisciplinary team. It also details how specialist nurse roles have evolved in the unit.
Burnet
Karen
K
Cambridge Breast Unit, Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge.
Chapman
Dawn
D
Wishart
Gordon
G
Purushotham
Anand
A
D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D012944:Social Support