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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-231, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/231
Original Article
A Qualitative Study: Determination of the Working Conditions and Knowledge Levels of Oncology Nurses in Terms of Employee Safety

Rujnan Tuna1* and Ulku Baykal2

1Depatment of Nursing, Faculty of HealthSciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Ünalan Mahallesi, Ünalan Sokak, D-100 Karayolu Yanyol, Üsküdar, Istanbul, 34700, Turkey
2Florence NightingaleFaculty of Nursing, Department of Nursing Administration, IstanbulUniversity, Abide-i Hürriyet Caddesi, Sisli, Istanbul, 34381, Turkey
Dr. Rujnan Tuna, Depatment of Nursing, Faculty of HealthSciences, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Ünalan Mahallesi, Ünalan Sokak, D-100 Karayolu Yanyol, Üsküdar, Istanbul, 34700, Turkey, Tel: +902162803153; E-mail: rujnantuna@yahoo.com
10 February 2017; 05 April 2017; 07 April 2017
Tuna R, Baykal U (2017) A Qualitative Study: Determination of the Working Conditions and Knowledge Levels of Oncology Nurses in Terms of Employee Safety. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 231. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/231
© 2017 Tuna et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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