title: The British Columbia Patient Navigation Model: a critical analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide a critical analysis of a patient navigation model using the Synthesized Method of Theory Evaluation and the Criterion-Based Critique as frameworks for the analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  English-language research and clinical articles and Internet sources (CINAHL®, PubMed, and Google™ Scholar) on patient navigation up to April 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The British Columbia Patient Navigation Model (BCPNM) is a practical model developed from a psychosocial perspective. The BCPNM highlights the functions of the navigator for patients with cancer and is patient and family centered.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The BCPNM provides a comprehensive framework for current patient navigation programs and can facilitate the development of future models.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The BCPNM is a useful model for nursing practice because it identifies and clearly highlights numerous functions that nurses provide. The model can serve as a guide for nurses who provide psychosocial interventions in a variety of oncology environments.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba, Canada. alli.pedersen@gmail.com
authors.forename: Allison E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Hack
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D012944:Social Support