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- Title
American Society of Clinical Oncology/Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards.
- Authors
Jacobson, Joseph O.; Polovich, Martha; McNiff, Kristen K.; LeFebvre, Kristine B.; Cummings, Charmaine; Galioto, Michele; Bonelli, Katherine R.; McCorkle, Michele R.
- Abstract
Standardization of care can reduce the risk of errors, increase efficiency, and provide a framework for best practice. In 2008, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) invited a broad range of stakeholders to create a set of standards for the administration of chemotherapy to adult patients in the outpatient setting. At the close of a full-day structured workshop, 64 draft standards were proposed. After a formal process of electronic voting and conference calls, 29 draft standards were eliminated, resulting in a final list of 35 draft measures. The proposed set of standards was posted for 6 weeks of open public comment. Three hundred twenty-two comments were reviewed by the Steering Group and used as the basis for final editing to a final set of standards. The final list includes 31 standards encompassing seven domains, which include the following: review of clinical information and selection of a treatment regimen; treatment planning and informed consent; ordering of treatment; drug preparation; assessment of treatment compliance; administration and monitoring; assessment of response and toxicity monitoring. Adherence to ASCO and ONS standards for safe chemotherapy administration should be a goal of all providers of adult cancer care.
- Subjects
ONCOLOGY nursing; AMERICAN Society of Clinical Oncology; ONCOLOGY Nursing Society; DRUG therapy; STANDARDIZATION; ELECTRONIC voting
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2009, Vol 36, Issue 6, p651
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/09.ONF.651-658