Abstract
Background: In a recent study of outpatient nurses, #participants
reported significant unintended skin and eye exposure to chemotherapy
Friese, et al. In this study, the author concludes that the overall rate
of exposure decreases when nurses report adequate staffing and
resources
(2011). This implies that nurse-patient ratios and workplace demands
contribute to the problem of mishandling #chemotherapy. Therefore,
these results implicate the need for adequate staffing and resources as
well as increased staff compliance to established practice standards
in order to better protect #oncology nurses. Other contributing factors
identified in system failures that result in an unsafe work environment
include lack of awareness of personal and public risks of exposure, poor
communication, and direct interruptions and/or distractions while
preparing to administer #medications Ashley et al. [1].
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