2022 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 487-492
This study aims to investigate changes in nursing with anti-cancer drug exposure prevention before and after the implementation of guidelines for medical personnel dealing with anti-cancer drugs (Guidelines). Questionnaire surveys were administered to nurses engaged in anti-cancer drug administration more than two years before and also after the implementation of the Guidelines in a general hospital in the Kanto region of Japan. The number of valid responses before the implementation of the Guidelines was 139 (77.7%) of 179 submitted responses, and that after the implementation of the Guidelines was 121 (75.2%) of 161. Items that improved significantly (p<.001) after the implementation of the Guidelines were six nursing tasks related to correct knowledge of anticancer drug disposal (voiding) and exposure prevention measures. This showed that briefing sessions and practical education of nursing managers were effective in improving the knowledge and awareness of anticancer drugs. Three items that did not show improvements were tasks performed less frequently. This suggests the necessity to re-examine the contents and approach of the education to ensure exposure prevention.
