ONS member Seth Eisenberg, RN, ASN, OCN®, BMTCN®, professional practice coordinator of infusion services at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Washington and member of the Puget Sound ONS Chapter, joins Stephanie Jardine, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss how to safely administer rituximab. 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:

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Previous Oncology Nursing Podcast episodes on outpatient oncology drug infusion
ONS Voice article: Priming Lines With Drug May Reduce Hypersensitivity Reactions From Rituximab
ONS Voice article: What Oncology Nurses Need to Know About Subcutaneous Rituxan Hycela
ONS Voice article: The Names of Targeted Therapies Give Clues to How They Work
ONS Voice article: What Oncology Nurses Need to Know About Tumor Lysis Syndrome
ONS book: Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy Guidelines and Recommendations for Practice
ONS Communities thread on double check and hazardous drugs
ONS Communities thread on rituximab spills
Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: Hazardous Drugs in Healthcare Settings
Rituximab package insert

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Episode 152: Administer Rituximab Immunotherapy With Confidence