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ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing

Oncology nurses awareness of drug interactions.

Azize Karahan, Sevcan Avcı Isik, Sultan Kav, Aysel Abbasoglu

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Article in Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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  3. Drug interaction screening in SWOG clinical trials.American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists · 2018
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Azize KarahanDepartment of Nursing, Baskent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Sevcan Avcı IsikDepartment of Nursing, Baskent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Sultan KavDepartment of Nursing, Baskent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Aysel AbbasogluDepartment of Nursing, Baskent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to determine oncology nurses awareness of drug interactions.

methodsThis descriptive study was conducted with nurses working in the oncology clinics who are a member of Oncology Nursing Association of Turkey. A total of 115 nurses (response rate %20) were responded to the online survey that consists of 28 questions.

resultsThe mean age of the nurses was 33 ± 6.8. The majority of nurses work in university hospital (60%) as a clinical nurse (62.6%) and have a Bachelor Degree in Nursing (63.5%). The mean working years in oncology was 4 years. Half of them stated receiving information on drug interactions mostly through in-service education and courses/congresses in last 5 years. The majority of them (84.3%) indicated that they are considering the possibility of drug interactions when they are scheduling the medication administration time. More than half of the responders (59.1%) encountered drug interactions; however, few explored drug interactions with food, drinks, and nutritional supplements. Their practices to assess possibility of drug interactions were reviewing the drug prospectus (78.3%); consulting with their colleagues (58.3%) and searching on the available website (42.6%) and looking at the drug interaction (39.1%). More than half (65.2%) stated lack of any system to identify drug interactions in their workplace. Nearly half of them indicated to including the drug interaction into patient education mostly for food-drug (73.9%) and drug-drug (63.5%) interactions.

conclusionsAlmost all indicated the needs for further education on drug interactions and suggested to have guideline/packet guide.

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Drug interactiononcology nursingoncology patientspatient safety

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PMID27981124
PMCPMC5123511

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