. A prepared script was written to explain the study in detail, answer participants’ questions, and determine their willingness to be involved. Interviews took place over the phone or in person once written informed consent was obtained.
There were challenges with recruitment;
however, six nurses were individually interviewed. To collect sufficient data for saturation, two focus groups were conducted to capture the perspectives of the nurses at the palliative care unit and the ambulatory cancer setting at Sunnybrook. Invitations to attend one of two 1-hour focus group sessions, conducted on two separate dates, were extended via e-mail to nurses from each site. A total of nine participants attended the two focus groups, achieving saturation of experiences.