Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Achieving Reliable and Equitable Outcomes
Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Achieving Reliable and Equitable Outcomes
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DOI:
10.1188/16.cjon.589-591
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发表时间:
2016-12-01
影响因子:
1.1
通讯作者:
Magnan, Morris A.
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作者:
Beaver, Clara C.;Magnan, Morris A.
Receiving information about treatment-related side effects is a high priority for patients receiving chemotherapy. Infusion nurses typically assume responsibility for teaching patients how to manage treatment- related side effects, but providing reliable and equitable information across visits and across different infusion centers can present a problem. Implementing a standardized, patient-centered, departure encounter checklist can help ensure that nurses consistently provide patients with targeted, timely, and regimen-specific information about treatment- related side effects.At a GlanceA structured discharge and departure process can help nurses in delivering high-quality patient-centered care.Providing nurses with a checklist with cues reinforces a standardized encounter with each patient.Developing interventions that the nursing staff "own" allows for easier adoption.