Professional Roles, Skills and Advanced Educational Programs of Breast Cancer Nurses: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To define the role, competencies and clinical focus of specialised breast cancer nurses and to explore post-basic academic training programmes available in Western countries.

Design

A scoping review was reported following the PRISMA-ScR framework and aligned with JBI methodology.

Methods

The research question was formulated using the Population, Concept and Context model. Searches were performed across four databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL and Gray Literature) between July and September 2024. Article screening and data extraction were independently performed by two authors. Descriptive analysis was employed to interpret the data.

Results

From an initial 1499 records, 143 studies were selected, with 16 included in the final analysis. The

SUBMITTER: D'Alessandro L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12476883 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature