McIllmurray M B, Cummings M, Hopkins E, McCann C
Royal Lancaster Infirmary, UK.
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 1998 Jun;7(2):125-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1998.00080.x.
Cancer support nurses (CSNs) have a key co-ordinating role in the cancer services in North Lancashire and South Lakeland. The working practices of the three CSNs in North Lancashire are described in detail. There was a total cumulative caseload of 604 patients in September 1996, with 397 referrals in the previous 12-month period. There were 267 deaths during this time. CSNs are an essential element of cancer service provision. A ratio of one CSN to 40,000 population gives a manageable workload, provided there is an infrastructure of supportive care to which patients, carers and bereaved can be referred.
癌症护理护士（CSNs）在北兰开夏郡和南莱克兰的癌症服务中发挥着关键的协调作用。详细描述了北兰开夏郡三名癌症护理护士的工作实践。1996年9月累计病例总数为604例患者，在过去12个月期间有397例转诊。在此期间有267人死亡。癌症护理护士是癌症服务提供的重要组成部分。如果有一个支持性护理基础设施可供患者、护理人员和丧亲者转诊，那么一名癌症护理护士对应4万人口的比例会带来可管理的工作量。
