A Systematic Review of the Characteristics and Outcomes of Cancer Nurse Practitioner Roles in Australia
Cancer NPs in Australia are a critical part of the solution to the ever-demanding needs for cancer services, but widespread implementation of the role requires appropriate support to enable NPs to work at full scope by enabling clinical privileges (eg, admitting rights, radiological test requests, full prescribing rights) and administrative assistance (eg secretarial and administrative support). Given the unique system and political challenges encountered by Australian NPs it is essential to overcome barriers to NP care delivery at patient, service, and system level in cancer control.
Authors
- Nicole Loft
- Meinir Krishnasamy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3050-4213)
- Carla Thamm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0250-1848)
- Rebecca Kimberley
- Raymond J. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-7046)
- Patsy Yates (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-8504)
- Shannon Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1158-8132)
- Gillian Blanchard
- Juliana Christina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1203-2934)
- Catherine C. Paterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1249-6782)
- Jackie Hargreaves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0296-9360)
- Elise Button (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6792-7367)
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Princess Alexandra Hospital (AU)
- Women's and Children's Health Network (AU)
- Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health (AU)
- Calvary Mater Newcastle Hospital (AU)
- Bendigo Health (AU)
- Central Adelaide Local Health Network
Publication Details
- Journal
- Seminars in Oncology Nursing
- Published
- 2025-11-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2025.152053
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63