Case study of quality assurance in the administration of chemotherapy

Cancer Nursing
A TangheP Vermeiren

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to monitor the quality of chemotherapy administration within the department of oncology, of the university hospitals in Leuven (Belgium), by focusing on prescription and documented administration of chemotherapy. First, the actors and phases of the process were identified. Then selected patient records of three different types of chemotherapy were retrospectively analysed for 453 chemotherapy administrations. Study results indicated an important need to standardize the nursing and medical guidelines concerning chemotherapy administration. A formal task force was established to work on a multidisciplinary basis. The goals were to improve the routine process by identifying practical problems at any level and to standardize procedures by replacing all poorly defined "habits" by well-structured guidelines.

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