Sorry, you need to enable JavaScript to visit this website.
Skip to main content
Study

Oncology nurses' beliefs and attitudes towards the double-check of chemotherapy medications: a cross-sectional survey study.

Schwappach DLB, Taxis K, Pfeiffer Y. Oncology nurses' beliefs and attitudes towards the double-check of chemotherapy medications: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):123. doi:10.1186/s12913-018-2937-9.

Save
Print
March 21, 2018
Schwappach DLB, Taxis K, Pfeiffer Y. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):123.
View more articles from the same authors.
Medication errors are common and particularly dangerous when they involve chemotherapy. Investigators surveyed Swiss oncology nurses about double-checking medications before administration, a widely practiced strategy. Most nurses endorsed double-checking as an effective safety tool, despite the fact that double-checking promotes workflow interruptions, is labor intensive, and is less effective than automated barcode scanning.
Save
Print
Cite
Citation

Schwappach DLB, Taxis K, Pfeiffer Y. Oncology nurses' beliefs and attitudes towards the double-check of chemotherapy medications: a cross-sectional survey study. BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):123. doi:10.1186/s12913-018-2937-9.

Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Related Resources