title: Nurses make high tech high touch.
abstract: Until nurses at St. Mary's Hospital took the lead in establishing an outpatient infusion unit, oncology patients had to travel up to 100 miles to receive chemotherapy. Today, they need travel only ten minutes to receive the best and latest of a variety of high-tech services.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Hospital, Leonardtown, Maryland.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Stepura
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: DiGuilio
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blanchette
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marek
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D008396:Maryland; D013677:Medical Laboratory Science; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D012424:Rural Population
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents