title: American Society of Clinical Oncology/Oncology Nursing Society chemotherapy administration safety standards.
abstract: Standardization of care can reduce the risk of errors, increase efficiency, and provide a framework for best practice. In 2008, the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) invited a broad range of stakeholders to create a set of standards for the administration of chemotherapy to adult patients in the outpatient setting. At the close of a full-day structured workshop, 64 draft standards were proposed. After a formal process of electronic voting and conference calls, 29 draft standards were eliminated, resulting in a final list of 35 draft measures. The proposed set of standards was posted for 6 weeks of open public comment. Three hundred twenty-two comments were reviewed by the Steering Group and used as the basis for final editing to a final set of standards. The final list includes 31 standards encompassing seven domains, which include the following: review of clinical information and selection of a treatment regimen; treatment planning and informed consent; ordering of treatment; drug preparation; assessment of treatment compliance; administration and monitoring; assessment of response and toxicity monitoring. Adherence to ASCO and ONS standards for safe chemotherapy administration should be a goal of all providers of adult cancer care.
authors.affiliation: North Shore Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Salem, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Jacobson
authors.forename: Martha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polovich
authors.forename: Kristen K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: McNiff
authors.forename: Kristine B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: LeFebvre
authors.forename: Charmaine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galioto
authors.forename: Katherine R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Bonelli
authors.forename: Michele R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: McCorkle
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000451:nursing*; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents