Establishing a radioimmunotherapy outpatient care clinic for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
OBJECTIVE
To describe an outpatient treatment model for treating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with radioimmunotherapy.


METHODS
Experiences of The Hoag Cancer Canter (Newport Beach, CA) in developing an outpatient treatment model.


CONCLUSIONS
The Hoag Cancer Center has put an outpatient radioimmunotherapy treatment model into place. Goals include providing coordinated, collaborative care, safe delivery of radioimmunotherapy in an outpatient setting, and establishing an education program for the medical team, patient, and patient's family.


CONCLUSIONS
In providing outpatient treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, nurses will have many functions, including educating patients and family, coordinating treatment schedules, adhering to radiation safety guidelines, and reviewing post-therapy and long-term side effects that might occur at home.
Hendrix
Carolyn
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Cancer Center Outpatient Treatment Clinic, Hoag Cancer Center, 4000 W. Pacific Coast Hwy, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA.
de Leon
Cristina
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D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000451:nursing* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy / Q000379:methods*