Katjire, Marjorie M.2014-02-072014-02-071995http://hdl.handle.net/11070/241Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of nursing scienceThe aim of the study is to evaluate, from a general nursing perspective, the follow-up nursing care of adult cancer patients discharged from the Windhoek HospitalThe research approach is a descriptive survey. structured and unstructured interviews and questionnaires were used to collect dataThe findings revealed that cancer patients are not adequately prepared for discharge, that follow-up nursing care of cancer patients is inadequate, and that patients experience difficulty in regard to the financial aspects of self-care particularly in respect of nutritional, medication and surgical dressing needsThe findings indicate that that there is a need for nurses to be actively involved in the follow-up nursing care of cancer patients, and for a programme of home-care, to be introduced within the parameters of Primary Health Care programmesxxv, 225 pill., 1 col. mapengNursingCancerHome based careThesis