Stuart W T Wade, Gary M Velan, Nicodemus Tedla, Nancy Briggs, Michelle Moscova
What works in radiology education for medical students: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BMC medical education
breast cancer increasing subsaharan africa ssa women diagnosed late stage leads increased suffering patients challenging care situations nurses limited resources healthcare lack oncology training low health literacy society result even demanding situations nurses objective explore nurses experiences caring women breast cancer tanzania study employed descriptive qualitative design fifteen nurses working oncology units three major hospitals tanzania interviewed using semistructured interview guide participants minimum 6 months experience caring breast cancer patients purposive sampling used data analyzed qualitative content analysis two main themes emerged challenges caring breast cancer patients nurses psychological distress late diagnosis challenging nurses low health literacy regarding breast cancer disease treatment patients financial difficulties minimal oncology nursing education technology healthcare systems also major challenges nurses experienced psychological distress lost hope faced ethical dilemmas providing cancer care findings study conclude nurses face emotional distress ethical dilemmas caring patients breast cancer late diagnosis lack infrastructure resources low health literacy among patients family healthcare providers great impact stress nurses experience