cover of episode Episode 142: The How-To of Home Infusions

Episode 142: The How-To of Home Infusions

2021/2/12
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The Oncology Nursing Podcast

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ONS member Tammy Glover, MSN, RN, OCN®, nurse manager of home infusion at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia and member of the Bucks Montgomery Counties ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss best practices for home infusions and how oncology nurses can implement programs at their institution. 

Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust)" by Kevin MacLeod 

Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0 

Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at myoutcomes.ons.org by February 12, 2023. The planners and faculty for this episode have no conflicts to disclose, and the episode has no commercial support. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 

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 53: Home Care Nursing for Patients With Cancer)
  • Oncology Nursing Podcast Episode 121: Home Infusion of Antineoplastics During COVID-19)
  • ONS Voice article: No Place Like It: Home Care for Patients With Cancer)
  • ONS Voice article: Which Ambulatory Infusion Pump Is Best for 5-FU?)
  • ONS book: Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs (third edition))
  • ONS Communities discussion on pumps)
  • ONS Communities discussion on securing port needles and tubing)
  • ONS position statement: Infusion of Antineoplastic Therapies in the Home)