Patients' perspectives of fast-track surgery and the role of the fast-track clinical nurse consultant in gynecological oncology

Abstract

This study examines the role of the fast-track nurse in gynecology from a patient perspective. The fast-track nurse is a specialist nursing role, which coordinates patient care, in addition to providing specialized clinical care. Semistructured interviews were conducted with women who had fast-track surgery for gynecological cancer.

Document Type

Journal Article

Date of Publication

1-1-2015

Publication Title

Holistic Nursing Practice

Publisher

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

School

School of Nursing and Midwifery

RAS ID

21541

Comments

Philp, S., Carter, J., Barnett, C., D'Abrew, N., Pather, S., & White, K. (2015). Patients' perspectives of fast-track surgery and the role of the fast-track clinical nurse consultant in gynecological oncology. Holistic Nursing Practice, 29(3), 158-166. Available here

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Link to publisher version (DOI)

10.1097/HNP.0000000000000086