Episode 68: Empowering Healthcare Workers to Handle Hazardous Drugs
ONS member MiKaela Olsen, DNP, APRN-CNS, AOCNS®, FAAN, oncology and hematology clinical nurse specialist at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer and member of the Greater Baltimore ONS Chapter in Maryland, and Philip Schwieterman, PharmD, MHA, director of pediatrics and oncology pharmacy services at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy in Lexington, join Chris Pirschel, ONS staff writer, to discuss the new ONS and Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association joint position statement on safe handling for healthcare workers, how nurses and pharmacists can champion safety, and much more.
Episode Notes:
Check out these resources from today’s episode:
- Complete this evaluation for free nursing continuing professional development.
- Handle With Care: How USP <800> Will Affect Nursing Practice
- USP <800> Brings Change, Collaboration to Pharmacy and Nursing
- Ensuring Healthcare Worker Safety When Handling Hazardous Drugs
- ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate Course
- Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs (third edition)
- Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs for Nurses in Oncology Toolkit
- Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
- NIOSH List of Hazardous Drugs
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