West Virginia University School of Nursing, Morgantown (Dr Putman-Casdorph); Home Nursing Agency, Altoona, Pennsylvania (Ms Drenning); and West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown (Mss Richards and Messenger).
Corresponding Author: Heidi Putman-Casdorph, PhD, RN, West Virginia University School of Nursing, PO Box 9630, Morgantown, WV 26506 ([email protected]).
This study was supported by West Virginia University Hospitals and Sigma Theta Tau International, Alpha Rho Chapter. The authors thank June Larrabee, PhD, RN, Professor and Clinical Investigator, WVU School of Nursing, WVU Hospitals; Susan McCrone, PhD, APRN, BC, Professor and Department Chair, WVU School of Nursing; Kathleen Murphy, MSN, AOCN, Manager, Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center, WVU Hospitals; and Connie Sanschagrin, RN, OCN, Clinical Preceptor, Oncology Services WVU Hospitals for their support.
Accepted for publication October 5, 2008
