What do endoscopy nurses believe is necessary for a Nurse Endoscopist role to develop in New Zealand?

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What do endoscopy nurses believe is necessary for a Nurse Endoscopist role to develop in New Zealand?

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In New Zealand there are approximately 1200 deaths and about 2700 new cases of bowel cancer each year (Ministry of Health 2009). The New Zealand Health Minister (2010) believes that a nationwide screening programme could reduce the deaths from bowel cancer by up to 36%, saving up to 270 lives a year. A government taskforce has been set up by the Ministry of Health to develop a bowel cancer screening programme. The New Zealand Ministry of Health’s Bowel Cancer Team are developing a programme t...

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Research paper

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2011

Creator

Tucker, Dawn

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https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6544

Related subjects

New Zealand / endoscopy nurses / roles / nurse endoscopists / bowel cancer / screening / surveys / Health sciences / Nursing / Acute care / Nursing workforce

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