Occupation or Discipline
oncology nursing
on·col·o·gy nurs·ing [ ong-kol-uh-jee nurs-ing ]
Subclass of:
Specialties, Nursing; Care given by nurses
Definitions related to oncology nursing:
  • A nursing specialty concerned with the care provided to cancer patients. It includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Nursing care provided cancer patients; includes aspects of family functioning through education of both patient and family.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Nursing that focuses on treating and caring for people who have cancer.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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