background: inherent toxicity of cytotoxic drugs is the basis for their potential adverse risks from occupational exposure to the nursing staff. in iran, chemotherapy regimens are prescribed and administered according to the world updated protocols. but little is done regarding the protective standards in this field. methods: an observational cross-sectional survey was conducted among nurses wh...

background: cancer is the third leading cause of death in iran. novel chemotherapeutic agents can lead to considerable improvements in cancer treatment, although using these agents requires special skills and experiences. the aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of a short course education on nurses’ knowledge and attitude. methods: overall, 24 nurses participated in this short educatio...

Providing chemotherapy for patients in a variety of settings may be a challenge for oncology nurses. Increased acuity and comorbidities of patients needing chemotherapy have resulted in a greater incidence of administration in nononcology settings, such as intensive care units (ICUs). In addition, patients with conditions other than cancer are receiving chemotherapy. Because of a lack of certif...

BACKGROUND Chemotherapy medications place nurses at risk for occupational exposure, a primary nursing safety concern. No literature was available on adherence to following chemotherapy handling practices and nurses' perceptions of safe-handling practices. OBJECTIVES The aims of the pilot study were to examine actual and subjective ambulatory oncology nurse adherence to chemotherapy safe-handl...

There is little research exploring nurses' experiences of, and attitudes towards, the chemotherapy administration process. There is also limited work investigating practitioners' educational preparation for this aspect of cancer nursing. The aim of this study was to describe nurses' experiences, attitudes and educational preparation for the chemotherapy administration process. A postal survey w...

original article   introduction: antineoplastic drugs (ands) for the treatment of cancers could result in occupational exposure of nurses and consequent side effects. this study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and performance of oncology nurses and to survey nurses’ chemotherapy workload and the experienced side effects. method: a cross-sectional study was conducted at four hospitals of ...

Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting is one of the most common side effects in pediatric patients undergoing chemotherapy despite development antiemetics, so assessing nurses for knowledge skills about chemotherapy-induced nausea vomiting management very important

OBJECTIVE Little is known about the guideline adherence of nurses to chemotherapy administration guidelines. We determined the guideline adherence of nurses to the Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards and the relationship between demographic characteristics and guideline adherence. METHODS Survey sheets containing two questions on demographic characteristics and 16 questions on the gu...

PURPOSE Oncology nurses in ambulatory settings are at increased risk for unintentional chemotherapy exposure due to the large volumes of agents delivered and the absence of regulatory enforcement. Given the limited data regarding the correlates of exposure, the authors sought to identify the relationship between the organisational structures and processes of care in ambulatory oncology settings...