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The Inpatient Advanced Practice Nursing Roles in a Canadian Pediatric Oncology Unit

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, anne_marie.maloney{at}sickkids.ca

Jocelyne Volpe, MN, RN, ACNP

Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The role of the nurse practitioner has been long established in the outpatient setting in pediatric oncology. The inpatient nurse practitioner role has been described to a lesser extent. This review of the role of the inpatient clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner on the 27-bed inpatient oncology unit at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, will describe the role and strategies for its implementation. This role of the clinical nurse specialist/nurse practitioner facilitates the provision of quality care to children and families admitted to the inpatient oncology unit.

Key Words: clinical nurse specialist • nurse practitioner • advanced practice nursing • pediatric oncology • Canada • Strong model

Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing, Vol. 22, No. 5, 254-257 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1043454205279290


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