Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To examine relationships among factors affecting nurses' use
of hazardous drug (HD) safe-handling precautions, identify factors that promote or interfere …

Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To determine patterns of personal protective equipment (PPE)
used by oncology nurses while handling hazardous drugs (HDs) and to assess knowledge …

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Abstract Purpose/Objectives: To determine the current patterns of use of personal protective
equipment among oncology nurses while handling antineoplastic chemotherapeutic agents …

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Abstract Although Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued
antineoplastic drug handling guidelines in 1986, literature reports indicated that use of …

Recommendations for the safe handling of hazardous drugs have been available for more
than twenty years. Evidence for continued risk of occupational exposure is abundant; …

Background: An increasing trend of cytotoxic drug use, mainly in cancer treatment, has
increased the occupational exposure among the nurses. This study aimed to assess the …

Despite growing awareness of the hazards of exposure to antineoplastic drugs (ADs),
surveys continue to find incomplete adherence to recommended safe handling guidelines. A …

Antineoplastic drugs pose risks to the healthcare workers who handle them. This fact
notwithstanding, adherence to safe handling guidelines remains inconsistent and often …