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. 2018 Dec 1;22(6):587-588.
doi: 10.1188/18.CJON.587-588.

Foundations of Practice

Deborah A Boyle  1
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Foundations of Practice

Deborah A Boyle. Clin J Oncol Nurs. .
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Abstract

A highly disproportionate burden of cancer is manifested in the world's poorest societies. Since 2016, I have volunteered with the Washington, DC-based organization Health Volunteers Overseas and have provided oncology and palliative nursing education and consultation in Vietnam, Honduras, and Bhutan. In addition, I have volunteered with Living Room International in Kenya, focusing on hospice nursing resource enhancement. I have traveled more than 50,000 miles to those four resource-impoverished nations and witnessed hardships beyond description.

Keywords: access to care; international; low-resource countries; nursing basics; nursing education.

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