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Reconciliation and Disposal of Oral Medication: Creating a Safe Process for Clinical Research Personnel

Doyle Bosque
Sheryl Forbes
Erica N. Ward
Joelle Delaney
G. Tobin Meyers
CJON 2021, 25(5), 587-590 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.587-590
Clinical research nurses and non-licensed study coordinators observed variation in procedures for reconciliation and disposal of oral investigational medications across the institution. An academic medical center implemented a quality improvement project to standardize the process of reconciliation...
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Oral Chemotherapy: An Evidence-Based Practice Change for Safe Handling of Patient Waste

Temima Oratz
Racheal Ogletree
Margaret Gettis
Brooke Cherven
CJON 2021, 25(3), 272-281 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.272-281
Background: Safe handling practices for patient waste have focused on patients receiving IV chemotherapy, but these practices do not address safe handling for patients receiving oral chemotherapy. Objectives: The aim of this article is to evaluate evidence and formulate best practice...
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Hazardous Drug Contamination: Presence of Bathroom Contamination in an Ambulatory Cancer Center

Seth Eisenberg
Kimberly Ito
Angela Rodriguez
CJON 2021, 25(2), 151-156 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.151-156
Background: Many hazardous drugs (HDs) are excreted in urine and feces, and evidence has shown that bathrooms of patients receiving chemotherapy at home are contaminated with HDs. However, little information exists on bathroom contamination in ambulatory clinics where HDs are administered...
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Care and Coping During COVID-19: Practice Changes and Innovations in the Oncology Setting

Regina Duncan
Brittany Szabo
Quincy L. Jackson
Maria Crain
Celia Lett
Connie Masters
Renee Spinks
Lana K. Uhrig
Mary M. Gullatte
CJON 2021, 25(1), 48-55 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.48-55
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has required healthcare systems to transform the delivery of care. Although the core principles of care for patients with cancer have not changed, this pandemic has led to heightened awareness concerning the fragility of patients with cancer and how healthcare...
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Hazardous Drug Exposure: Case Report Analysis From a Prospective, Multisite Study of Oncology Nurses’ Exposure in Ambulatory Settings

Christopher R. Friese
Mandy Wong
Alex Fauer
Kari Mendelsohn-Victor
Martha Polovich
Marjorie C. McCullagh
CJON 2020, 24(3), 249-255 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.249-255
Background: Hazardous drug exposure is an occupational health hazard to oncology nurses. Sparse data are available regarding the frequency and characteristics of hazardous drug spills. Objectives: This article aims to describe nurses’ hazardous drug exposures and use of personal protective...
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