Nurses on the Frontline Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Cancer Center

Sindhu Nair; Nishu Singh Goel; Swapna Joshi; Carmine Lasarado; Shweta Ghag; Chhaya Dhanve; Reena Nair; Bharti Veer; Rashmi Methry

doi:10.1055/s-0042-1743127

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2022; 43(01): 024-028
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743127

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Nurses on the Frontline Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience from a Tertiary Referral Cancer Center

Sindhu Nair

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Nishu Singh Goel

²KEVAT—TMC Patient Navigation Program, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Swapna Joshi

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Carmine Lasarado

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Shweta Ghag

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Chhaya Dhanve

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Reena Nair

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Bharti Veer

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Rashmi Methry

¹Department of Nursing, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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