Best practices for chemotherapy administration in pediatric oncology: quality and safety process improvements (2015).

Karen Looper; Kari Winchester; Deborah Robinson; Andrea Price; Rachel Langley; Gina Martin; Sally Jones; Jodi Holloway; Susanne Rosenberg; Susan Flake

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Best practices for chemotherapy administration in pediatric oncology: quality and safety process improvements (2015).

January 20, 2016

Looper K, Winchester K, Robinson D, et al. J Pediatr Oncol Nurs. 2016;33(3):165-72.

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Chemotherapy is a high-risk treatment that requires specific safety protocols. This commentary describes an effort that successfully determined and implemented best practices for chemotherapy administration in children. The intervention included an interdisciplinary program that reviewed current processes and evidence, utilized quality improvement tools, and established standardized techniques, exact times, and consistent documentation to augment safety associated with use of this medication.

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