Putting evidence into practice: prevention of infection.

The prevention of infection is an important outcome to measure in patients with cancer because infectious complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Nurses play a vital role in the prevention of infection in patients with cancer through nursing practice, research, and patient...

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Published in:Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 10; no. 6; pp. 739 - 754
Main Authors: Zitella LJ, Friese CR, Hauser J, Gobel BH, Woolery M, O'Leary C, Andrews FA
Format: CEU exam questions pictorial research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Oncology Nursing Society Dec2006
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          Woolery M
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          Neoplasms Complications
          Infection Prevention and Control
          Nursing Practice, Evidence-Based
          Oncology Nursing
          Cancer Patients
          Influenza Vaccine Therapeutic Use
          Antibiotic Prophylaxis
          Antifungal Agents Therapeutic Use
          Colony-Stimulating Factors Therapeutic Use
          Diet
          Education, Continuing (Credit)
          Handwashing
          Immunization
          Medline
          Neutropenia
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          Plants
          Practice Guidelines
          Research Classification
          Stomatitis Prevention and Control
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      ab: The prevention of infection is an important outcome to measure in patients with cancer because infectious complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Nurses play a vital role in the prevention of infection in patients with cancer through nursing practice, research, and patient education. However, many common nursing interventions to prevent infection are based on tradition or expert opinion and have not been subjected to scientific examination. The 2005 Oncology Nursing Society Prevention of Infection Outcomes Intervention Project Team reviewed, critiqued, and summarized the research evidence for nursing interventions to prevent infections in patients with cancer. Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions were included because many advanced practice nurses prescribe medications. This article is an evidence-based review of nursing interventions to prevent infection in patients with cancer.
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