Colleen O'Leary Describes Chemotherapy Safety
Colleen OLeary from James Cancer Hospital Describes Chemotherapy Safety Standards
Colleen O'Leary, MSN, AOCNS, from James Cancer Hospital, at the Ohio State University Medical Center describes chemotherapy safety standards.
O'Leary says that various guides, organizations and advisory panels advocate safety standards that include an independent double check for all administration of chemotherapy which includes checking the right dose, the right medication, the right patient, calculating the BSA, and verifying height and weight. Having all that done independently and then documenting that each step was done helps to ensure the safest practice in giving the right medication to the right patient without under-dosing or overdosing the patient.
Oncology Nurses Provide Patients an Avenue to Supportive Care
November 12th 2019Palliative care is often associated with a patient entering end of life treatment and giving up on their treatment, but that isn't the reality of what id can do for patients. And oncology nurses can help guide patients to the right supportive care for them.
Hyman B. Muss Discusses the Importance of Nurses in Treating Pregnant Women With Breast Cancer
March 23rd 2016Hyman B. Muss, MD, professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, discusses the vital roles that nurses play when it comes to treating pregnant women with breast cancer.
Kimberly J. Van Zee on Nomograms Helping in DCIS Treatment Decision-Making
March 18th 2016Kimberly J. Van Zee, MS, MD, FACS, attending surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the institution's newly-developed nomogram that can help women make treatment decisions about ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).
