Episode 145: Administer Taxane Chemotherapies With Confidence

ONS member Rae Norrod, MS, RN, AOCN^®, CNS, manager of the oncology service line at Kettering Health Network in Kettering, OH, and member of the West Central Ohio ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how to safely administer taxane chemotherapy treatments. This episode is part of an ongoing series about outpatient oncology drug infusion. The others are linked in the episode notes.

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod

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Episode Notes

Check out these resources from today’s episode:

• The NCPD activity for this episode has expired, but you can still earn NCPD through many other Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes. Find a full list of opportunities.
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 92: Doxorubicin: The Infamous Red Devil
• Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 143: Administer FOLFOX Chemotherapy Regimens With Confidence
• Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing article: Extremity Cooling: A Synthesis of Cryotherapy Interventions to Reduce Peripheral Neuropathy and Nail Changes From Taxane-Based Chemotherapy
• ONS book: Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
• ONS Communities thread on cryotherapy
• ONS Communities thread on safely administering exfoliants
• ONS course: Safe Handling Basics
• ONS course: Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Administration
• ONS position statement: Education of the Registered Nurse Who Administers and Cares for the Individual Receiving Antineoplastic Therapies
• Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice article: Administration Sequence for Multi-Agent Oncolytic Regimens
• National Cancer Institute resources on taxanes
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings

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