Implementation and evaluation of a pilot education programme in colorectal cancer management for nurses in Scotland.

This paper describes the results of an evaluation of a nursing education programme for nurses caring for patients with colorectal cancer. A sample of 67 registered nurses from 6 location sites within the 3 Regional Cancer Networks in Scotland were recruited to the pilot. The programme was adapted from an evidence-based education manual for nurses in the management of colorectal cancer developed by the European Oncology Nursing Society as part of a Nursing in Colorectal Cancer Initiative (NICCI) [Hawthorn, J.