Resources
​The Breast Course for Nurses strives to make educational material as easily accessible as possible. In keeping with this ethos, our online resources will be listed here - either for purchase or download.
RAD-AID International
In 2022, the Breast Course for Nurses teamed up with RadAid, and produced an online course for navigators. This was primarily designed for health care workers working in South America. However, it is applicable for any health care worker involved in the management for women with breast problems in any low/middle income country. We would like to thank RadAid for this fantastic opportunity and it reinforces our belief that by working together we can achieve more.
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Navigating the Patient with Breast Cancer - A guide for low-resource settings*
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*Please note that the guide and associated content are for educational purposes only and that all educational material in this guide does not constitute clinical guidelines or convey licensure/certifications of any kind. Users of the content, not RAD-AID or BCN, are solely responsible for their management and delivery of all diagnostic, clinical, and treatment-related medical, surgical or other health services delivered to their patients.
Breast Care
The Breast Care book forms part of the Bettercare Series. It is written by Prof Jenny Edge and Prof David Woods.
The Breast Course for Nurses 3-day course is based on this book. The book is written in an easy-to-understand format and includes mutliple choice questions for each chapter.
The book can be purchased or is available to study online.
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Handbook for the Management of Breast Cancer in a General Hospital
This book was written as a guide for healthcare professionals in particular those working in resource-constrained facilites. Students, nurses and doctors specialising in the breast field will benefit from the contents of this book.
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The book covers a wide range of topics including the patient journey, assessment and management, through to survivorship and palliative care.
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This book is available for purchase here.
Primary Care Nurse Specialist Guide
This book was written based on the competencies of the Primary Care Nurse Specialist pubished by the South African Nursing Council.
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Chapter 9 is titled, "assessment of a person with a breast problem" and gives a basic yet thorough understanding about how to assess a person with a breast problem. From history-taking to the physical breast examination, as well as commonly seen benign breast conditions, this chapter provides a primary nurse with a step-by-step guide through the breast assessment process.
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This book is available for purchase here.
