Clinical Nurses’ Educational Needs for Safe Anticancer Drug Management in General Hospitals

Abstract

This research investigated clinical nurses’ educational needs for safe anticancer drug management. A cross-sectional descriptive study involving 225 clinical nurses who responded to self-reporting questionnaires was conducted from May 26 to June 20, 2021. Descriptive statistics, a paired t-test, and demand analysis utilizing Borich analysis and the Locus for Focus model were used to evaluate the data. As a results, the categories with the highest priority were “coping with exposure to anticancer drugs,” “environmental control of the handling of anticancer drugs,” “safe administration of an anticancer drug,” “handling of patients’ blood, body fluids, and excretion,” “fulfilling education on the safe management of anticancer drugs,” and “using personal protective equipment.” These findings will help develop educational programs for clinical nurses who deal with anticancer drugs. Future studies should concentrate on developing and evaluating a program for the safe management of anticancer drugs.