title: Models of Care in Geriatric Oncology Nursing.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review models of care for older adults with cancer, with a focus on the role of the oncology nurse in geriatric oncology care. International exemplars of geriatric oncology nursing care are discussed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Published peer reviewed literature, Web-based resources, professional society materials, and the authors' experience.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nursing care for older patients with cancer is complex and requires integrating knowledge from multiple disciplines that blend the sciences of geriatrics, oncology, and nursing, and which recognizes the dimensions of quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oncology nurses can benefit from learning key skills of comprehensive geriatric screening and assessment to improve the care they provide for older adults with cancer.
authors.forename: Peggy S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Burhenn
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perrin
authors.forename: Alexandra L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*
keywords: Geriatric oncology; models of care; nursing