The Nurse Practitioner Role in Oncology: Advancing Patient Care
Sarah Stahlke Wall, PhD; and Krista Rawson, RN, BScN, MN, NP
ONF
10.1188/16.ONF.489-496
Description
Purpose/Objectives: To explore and describe the characteristics of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in cancer care in a Canadian province, identify the ways in which NPs add value to cancer care, and suggest ways in which organizations can better support the NP role.
Research Approach: Exploratory, qualitative design.
Setting: Three cancer care facilities in a western Canadian province.
Participants: 12 NPs in cancer care, 12 physicians working with NPs, and 5 administrators responsible for implementing the role.