An assessment of survivorship care needs of patients with colorectal cancer: The experiences and perspectives of hospital nurses.

Purpose: To describe and analyse hospital nurses' experiences and perspectives of needs assessment in relation to colorectal cancer patients' survivorship care and rehabilitation needs.

Method: The methodology and design of this study was phenomenological-hermeneutic, and the analysis was performed by Ricoeur's theory of interpretation. Twelve hospital nurses working within the care of patients with colorectal cancer participated in four focus group interviews between February-March 2018.