The nurses' role in safe and effective practice of chemotherapy administration is paramount. The purpose of this article is to present nurses administering chemotherapy with evidence-based information useful in eliminating or reducing the severity of an injury from a chemotherapy extravasation...

As part of a scheduled policy and procedure review, the department of nursing education at a large urban academic medical center conducted a literature review to determine the most up-to-date evidence for central venous access device (CVAD) blood draws. The literature review revealed that the dead...

Purpose/Objectives: To investigate sensory perceptions of patients who underwent insertion of a totally implantable venous access device (TIVAD) under local anesthesia. Research Approach: Qualitative, exploratory study. Setting: Tertiary care center in Belgium. Participants: 20 adult patients with...

Purpose/Objectives: To determine whether dry versus moist heat application to the upper extremity improves IV insertion rates. Design: Two-group, randomized, controlled clinical design. Setting: An academic cancer infusion center in the western United States. Sample: 136 hematologic outpatients...