Table 4.

Nurse Role in Bad News and Prognosis Sharing (n=170)

	Nurse teams responding yes (n, %)
	NCI-Designated Cancer Center (n=58)	Community Cancer Center (n=62)	Ambulatory Clinics (n=36)	Academic Medical Center (n=6)	VA Health (n=8)
When bad news is given to a patient:
Are you present?	37 (63%)	37 (59%)	22 (61%)	6 (100%)	4 (50%)
Do you deliver the news?	10 (17%)	10 (16%)	4 (11%)	3 (50%)	1 (12%)
Is a colleague with you?	20 (34%)	26 (41%)	20 (55%)	3 (50%)	4 (50%)
When prognosis information is given to a patient:
Are you present?	32 (55%)	29 (46%)	25 (69%)	3 (50%)	4 (50%)
Do you deliver the news?	8 (13%)	5 (8%)	1 (2%)	2 (33%)	1 (12%)
Is a colleague with you?	23 (39%)	24 (38%)	21 (58%)	2 (33%)	3 (37%)