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Chemotherapy Safety: Reducing Errors With a Nurse-Led Time-Out Process

Kimberly Kalo
Diana Karius
James F. Bena
Shannon L. Morrison
Nancy M. Albert
CJON 2019, 23(2), 197-202 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.197-202
Background: Nurses represent the last line of defense in preventing the occurrence of chemotherapy errors; it is important to assess error rates and implement quality improvement initiatives to reduce nurse-initiated chemotherapy administration errors. Objectives: The purpose of this project was to...
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Artist Impact: Effects of Live Art on Patients and Staff in an Outpatient Chemotherapy Treatment Environment

Elizabeth J. Parks-Stamm
Erin M. Ferrell
CJON 2019, 23(1), 92-96 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.92-96
Background: Visual art and music have been found to improve the emotions and moods of patients and healthcare staff, and attendance of live performances has been shown to foster social interaction. Objectives: The aim of the study was to explore the effects of a visual artist on patients and...
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Advanced Practice

Dronabinol Therapy: Central Nervous System Adverse Events in Adults With Primary Brain Tumors

Deborah “Hutch” Allen
CJON 2019, 23(1), 23-26 DOI: 10.1188/19.CJON.23-26
Dronabinol is an effective adjunct to antiemetic regimens during cancer treatment in several populations of patients with cancer. However, it has been used little in central nervous system (CNS) cancers because of concerns regarding potential CNS adverse events. This secondary analysis explored CNS...
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Driving and Disabling Factors of Noncurative Oral Chemotherapy Adherence: A Qualitative Evidence Synthesis

Maura Dowling
Andrew Hunter
Linda Biesty
Pauline Meskell
Aislinn Conway
Geraldine O’Boyle
Eimear Morrissey
Catherine Houghton
ONF 2019, 46(1), 16-28 DOI: 10.1188/19.ONF.16-28
Problem Identification: Adherence to oral chemotherapy is influenced by many factors. This qualitative evidence synthesis aimed to contribute to an interpretive understanding of the factors that act as facilitators or barriers to adherence among people with cancer taking lifelong, noncurative oral...
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Vincristine Minibag Administration: A Quality Improvement Project to Minimize Medical Errors

Clara Beaver
CJON 2018, 22(6), 669-672 DOI: 10.1188/18.CJON.669-672
Vincristine is a cytotoxic chemotherapy agent classified as an antitumor alkaloid and is part of the vinca alkaloid family. Vincristine’s mechanism of action is to primarily inhibit mitosis of the cancer cell and is given by IV route only for treatment. Accidental intrathecal administration of...
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