title: Educational Preparation of Nurses Caring for Older People with Cancer: An International Perspective.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the education available in Europe and the US for nurses caring for older people with cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nursing literature, published guidelines, and professional nursing organizations Websites.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The educational needs of nurses caring for older cancer patients have not been well defined to date, resulting in a mixed international picture of preparation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As the number of older people with cancer grows, the resulting complexities of patient and family care needs have significant implications for the role of nursing.
authors.forename: Jackie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wengström
authors.forename: Donald E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States
keywords: aged; education; gero-oncology; nursing education; nursing practice; oncology nursing