title: Managing Chemotherapy Side Effects: Achieving Reliable and Equitable Outcomes.
abstract: Receiving information about treatment-related side effects is a high priority for patients receiving chemotherapy. Infusion nurses typically assume responsibility for teaching patients how to manage treatment-related side effects, but providing reliable and equitable information across visits and across different infusion centers can present a problem. Implementing a standardized, patient-centered, departure encounter checklist can help ensure that nurses consistently provide patients with targeted, timely, and regimen-specific information about treatment-related side effects. .
authors.affiliation: Karmanos Cancer Center in Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Clara C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Beaver
authors.affiliation: Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, MI.
authors.forename: Morris A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Magnan
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D057189:Checklist; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D061214:Patient Safety
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents
keywords: infusion nurse; patient education ; treatment-related side effects