title: Guideline adherence to chemotherapy administration safety standards: a survey on nurses in a single institute.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Little is known about the guideline adherence of nurses to chemotherapy administration guidelines. We determined the guideline adherence of nurses to the Chemotherapy Administration Safety Standards and the relationship between demographic characteristics and guideline adherence.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survey sheets containing two questions on demographic characteristics and 16 questions on the guideline adherence of nurses regarding chemotherapy administration were distributed to all in-patient departments in our hospital in which chemotherapy was performed. All clinical nurses in the department were recommended to respond.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 202 nurses, 123 responses were collected (61% response rate). The guideline adherence rate was >70% for 15 of 16 questions, but 55% of respondents indicated that there was no competency monitoring for nurses. Nurses with >7 years of clinical nursing experience felt more competent in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) than nurses with <7 years of clinical nursing experience (p=0.032).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The guideline adherence rate of nurses with respect to chemotherapy administration was high, with the exception of the absence of a competency monitoring for nurses. A significant number of nurses with <7 years of clinical nursing experience felt incompetent in performing CPR.
authors: Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
authors: Kidong
authors: K
authors: Kim
authors: Hee Sook
authors: HS
authors: Lee
authors: Younha
authors: Y
authors: Kim
authors: Beob-Jong
authors: BJ
authors: Kim
authors: Moon-Hong
authors: MH
authors: Kim
authors: Seok-Cheol
authors: SC
authors: Choi
authors: Sang-Young
authors: SY
authors: Ryu
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