Shared Decision-Making Competency: Provider-Specific Factors in Hematology-Oncology Clinical Practice

Direct patient care providers in contemporary hematology-oncology practice, such as medical doctors, nurse practitioners (NPs), physician assistants, RNs, and licensed medical social workers, among others, are becoming increasingly aware of the short- and long-term benefits of shared decision making (SDM) (Kane et al., 2014). According to Bomhof-Roordink et al.