Nurses’ and midwives’ knowledge and safe-handling practices related to hazardous drugs: A cross-sectional study
Nurses and midwives did not always recognise hazardous drugs, and, although they were confident in using appropriate personal protective equipment, some reported never wearing it. A multi-faceted multidisciplinary intervention is needed to improve both knowledge and practice for handling both cytotoxic and non-cytotoxic drugs by nurses and midwives.
Authors
- Paul Wembridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4613-902X)
- Clifford J. Connell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2765-6355)
- Philip L. Russo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-0554)
- Pheona van Huizen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3521-1994)
- Elizabeth Manias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3747-0087)
Institutions
- Cabrini Hospital (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
- Published
- 2025-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnsa.2025.100331
- Primary Topic
- Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Drugs
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Australian Government