Communication to adult patients undergoing cancer care by non-specialist nurses: a scoping review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Little is known regarding how non-specialist nurses communicate with patients living with cancer when the patients are receiving care outside of their cancer units/teams. This scoping review aims to identify, examine and report on the currently available evidence about communication by non-specialist nurses when caring for adults living with cancer outside of their cancer care unit/teams.

Methods and analysis

A scoping review following the JBI methodology for scoping reviews will be conducted. We will search for empirical studies that meet the inclusion criteria in six databases (MEDLINE, PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Scopus and PsycINFO). Handsearching in references of included articles will be performed to find additional articles. The population of interest will be

SUBMITTER: Kachimanga C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10961544 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature