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Educating and Developing AYA Cancer Nurses

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Nursing Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer

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This chapter explores the rationale for addressing specific education needs of nurses who care for AYA with cancer beyond routine professional development needs. Key principles of care are identified which centre upon adolescent health and cancer nursing needs alongside identifying and addressing the unique needs of the young person with cancer and their family. Ways of learning how to do this are explored and it will cover formal and informal ways of knowing.

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  1. Teenage/Young Adult Cancer Care, School of Health, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Maria Cable MA, BSc (Hons), RN

  2. Faculty of Health and Life Science, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Maria Cable MA, BSc (Hons), RN

  3. Teenage Cancer Trust Young Persons Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

    Nicky Pettitt PG Cert, BA (Hons), RN

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  2. Head of Nursing and Clinical Services, Teenage Cancer Trust, London, United Kingdom

    Sam Smith

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Cable, M., Pettitt, N. (2018). Educating and Developing AYA Cancer Nurses. In: Olsen, P., Smith, S. (eds) Nursing Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73555-9_4

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