Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS
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The purpose of this research is to study the content of support provided by nurses who were employed in a regional intractable disease consultation project. ⋯ The distinctive features of regional intractable disease consultations conducted by nurses are support from the combined viewpoints of medical care and everyday life, specialized support based on the features of the patient's disease, and coordination with close support persons. In education for nurses who are to be employed in this field, it is necessary to develop competence in responding to the specialized support needs of intractable diseases and coordination of support persons.