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Volume 5, Issue 8(Suppl) J Nurs Care 2016
ISSN: 2167-1168 JNC, an open access journal
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Euro Nursing 2016
October 17-19, 2016
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15th Euro Nursing & Medicare Summit
October 17-19, 2016 Rome, Italy
Teaching about cancer to nurses: Bridging fears with knowledge
Kathleen de Leon-Demare
University of Calgary, Qatar
There is a need for nurses competent in cancer care worldwide. After all, nurses will encounter patients and families
experiencing cancer in almost all practice settings. At the same time, educators of nurses need to be sensitive to the
perceptions and past experiences of their learners. In Qatar, nurses come from diverse cultural and language backgrounds
with varying preparation in cancer nursing. The challenges faced by the nurse educator include: overcoming preconceptions
about cancer, finding resources appropriate to the language abilities of ESL students and adapting content to the context of the
Middle East. This presentation will discuss the process of developing and delivering an elective course on cancer nursing to
Post-diploma and undergraduate nursing students in Qatar.
Biography
Kathleen de Leon-Demare has over 30 years of experience in Nursing Practice and Nursing Education. She has earned two Master degrees in Nursing: the first
from the University of Manitoba, Canada and the second Post-Master’s Diploma as a Family Nurse Practitioner from the University of Missouri-Columbia, USA.
She has published papers on Advanced Nursing Practice and Nurse Practitioner Education.
Kathleen de Leon-Demare, J Nurs Care 2016, 5:8(Suppl)