Table 2.
Cancer Center Implementation of ASCO/Oncology Nursing Society Chemotherapy Safety Standards, by Domain
| Domain | Full Implementation |
Partial Implementation |
Incomplete Implementation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Staffing-related standards (one standard, six items) (n = 43) | 30 | 69.8 | 13 | 30.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Chemotherapy planning: chart documentation standards (one standard, eight items) (n = 41) | 6 | 14.6 | 25 | 61.0 | 10 | 24.4 |
| General chemotherapy practice standards (five standards, seven items) (n = 41) | 5 | 12.2 | 18 | 43.9 | 18 | 43.9 |
| Chemotherapy order standards (four standards, 22 items) (n = 44) | 18 | 40.9 | 15 | 34.1 | 11 | 25.0 |
| Drug preparation (three standards, 17 items) (n = 44) | 25 | 56.8 | 18 | 40.9 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Patient consent and education (three standards, 10 items) (n = 42) | 11 | 26.2 | 15 | 35.7 | 16 | 38.1 |
| Chemotherapy administration (three standards, 12 items) (n = 44) | 31 | 70.5 | 13 | 29.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Monitoring and assessment (11 standards, 17 items) (n = 43) | 14 | 32.6 | 21 | 48.8 | 8 | 18.6 |
| Total (31 standards, 99 items) (n = 43) | 8 | 18.6 | 30 | 69.8 | 5 | 11.6 |