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Factors Influencing Nurses’ Use of Hazardous Drug Safe-Handling Precautions

Amy Callahan
Nancy J. Ames
Mary Lou Manning
Kate Touchton-Leonard
Li Yang
Gwenyth R. Wallen
ONF 2016, 43(3), 342-349 DOI: 10.1188/16.ONF.43-03AP
Purpose/Objectives: To identify factors associated with oncology nurses’ use of hazardous drug (HD) safe-handling precautions in inpatient clinical research units. Design: Descriptive, cross-sectional. Setting: The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Sample: 115 RNs...
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Secondary Exposure of Family Members to Cyclophosphamide After Chemotherapy of Outpatients With Cancer: A Pilot Study

Michiko Yuki
Takashi Ishida
Satoko Sekine
ONF 2015, 42(6), 665-671 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.42-06AP
Purpose/Objectives: To measure the total amount of cyclophosphamide (CPA) excreted in the urine of patients with cancer and their cohabitating family members seven days after CPA administration. Design: Biological monitoring. Setting: Home setting with outpatients receiving chemo-therapy. Sample: 8...
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Keep Caregivers Safe: Reduce Secondary Exposure to Chemotherapy

Nancy G. Houlihan
ONF 2015, 42(6), 695 DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.695
Chemotherapy exposure during drug administration and provision of care is a known risk for oncology nurses and other healthcare workers. Guidelines to minimize exposure to hazardous drugs, such as chemotherapy, have long been in place to decrease potential health risks.
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Preventing Chemotherapy Errors With Comprehensive Medication Assessment

Adrienne S. Schleisman
Suzanne M. Mahon
CJON 2015, 19(5), 532-534 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.532-534
Preventing medication and chemotherapy errors is a priority in oncology nursing. In this article, a case is presented detailing a medication error that occurred because of inadequate assessment. Such errors still can occur despite electronic systems designed to increase medication administration...
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Minimizing Staff Exposure to Antineoplastic Agents During Intravesical Therapy

Clara C. Beaver
Morris A. Magnan
CJON 2015, 19(4), 393-395 DOI: 10.1188/15.CJON.393-395
Exposure to chemotherapy is a daily risk for nurses in oncology infusion centers. Although significant advances have been made in developing systems to make IV administration of antineoplastic agents safer, less attention has been given to developing systems to minimize exposure risk during...
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