Evaluating the value, role and responsibilities of the metastatic breast care nurse

The proposed study will be the first to investigate the value, role and responsibilities of the MBC nurse from the perspective of: (1) women diagnosed with MBC; (2) the families of women diagnosed with MBC; and (3) the MBC nurses themselves, with particular focus on collecting data that will be used to inform the roll out by the McGrath Foundation of 26 government-funded MBC nurses over the next 3 years, to refine the McGrath Foundation’s recently launched model-of-care for MBC patients, and to provide evidence for the continued financial support for dedicated MBC nurses by the Federal Government.