The role of responsibility in oncological emergency telephone calls.
Birgith PedersenLisbeth UhrenfeldtHeidi Ramlov JacobsenLone JørgensenPublished in: Nursing ethics (2019)
The meaning of responsibility appeared in the participants' capacity to act, where they observed, assessed and reported symptoms and controlled prescribed treatments as well as shared or handed over the responsibility to the healthcare providers. Thus, the analysis provided essential knowledge for healthcare professionals on how patients and caregivers handle this responsibility when faced with a cancer disease that is treated on an outpatient basis.
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