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Advanced Practice

Productivity Measures: Empowering Oncology Nurse Practitioners to Understand and Demonstrate Value in Practice

Meaghan McGuire
Adriana Olivo
Susan Yackzan
CJON 2021, 25(3), 247-250 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.247-250
Oncology nurse practitioners (ONPs) are essential providers of oncology care who work in a variety of practice settings. ONPs add to productivity in practice, but the way in which productivity is measured may not capture their full contributions and value. A greater understanding of productivity...
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Quality & Safety

Duplicate Testing: Enhancing Transitions in Care Communication in the Infusion Center and Emergency Department Settings

Arlene Ortega
Taylor Goulding
CJON 2021, 25(2), 201-204 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.201-204
Two objectives of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely ® initiative include avoiding duplicate testing and choosing care that is free from harm. Oncology nurses in an academic comprehensive cancer center observed a pattern of testing duplication and related dissatisfaction...
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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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Quality & Safety

SmartPhrase: Development of an Electronic Health Record System to Promote Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Safety

Mary Jo Sarver
Monica McManus
Amy Allen
Bethany Johnson
Dennielle Padgett
CJON 2021, 25(1), 85-88 DOI: 10.1188/21.CJON.85-88
A collaborative interprofessional team of healthcare providers from a regional comprehensive community cancer program established standardized chemotherapy and immunotherapy preadministration documentation in the electronic health record. This quality improvement project facilitated adherence to...
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Quality & Safety

Laboratory Process Improvement: A Quality Initiative in an Outpatient Oncology Clinic

Megann Wojciechowski
Mary F. Rodts
CJON 2020, 24(5), 571-574 DOI: 10.1188/20.CJON.571-574
The goal of achieving maximum productivity through process redesign and teamwork in oncology laboratory (lab) operations can be challenging in cancer care organizations. At an urban cancer center, missing lab orders occurred frequently and led to increases in lab errors, turnaround time, and...
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