Safe Handling of Chemotherapy in the Perioperative Setting

AORN Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-453

  Mellinger, Ellice ^a   Skinker, Linda ^a   Sears, Diane ^a   Gardner, Diane ^a   Shult, Piya ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

antineoplastic agents; chemotherapy administration; chemotherapy disposal; hazardous materials

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DANGEROUS GOODS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG LABELING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG LABELING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RECORDS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949981616     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2009.09.030     Document Type: Article

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