Current practice patterns for oral chemotherapy: Results of a national survey

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-194

  Roop, Janna C ^a   Wu, Horng Shiuann ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory care; Chemo therapy; Clinical practice; Oral chemotherapy; Patient education

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ORAL CHEMOTHERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896779208     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/14.ONF.41-02AP     Document Type: Review

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