Nurse-led oral and maxillofacial oncology clinics: a review.

ABSTRACT: The "nurse-led" oral and maxillofacial (OMFS) head and neck (H&N) clinic has been introduced and developed over the last decade, and we are now close to a point that this endeavour can potentially be implemented nationwide. This paper is a systematic review of the proposed OMFS H&N nurse-led clinic model. Literature on the topic is limited: only eight eligible papers were identified and reviewed. These were appraised focusing on four domains: requirement/necessity, true cost, patient safety and outcomes, and education and training. Most of the advantages/proposed benefits of these clinics have previously been discussed. This current review has revealed that the available published evidence on the concept of OMFS H&N nurse-led clinics demonstrates that they might not be necessary. The alleg

SUBMITTER: Kyzas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7438999 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature