Korean J Adult Nurs.  2022 Jun;34(3):313-323. 10.7475/kjan.2022.34.3.313.

Factors Influencing the Implementation of Anticancer Drug Safety Management Guidelines for Nurses

• Min DJ
• Kim MR

• KMID: 2531795
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2022.34.3.313

Abstract

Purpose
This descriptive survey study was conducted to determine the degree of implementation of anticancer drug safety management guidelines by nurses handling anticancer drugs, safety motivation, safety control, ward safety culture, and anticancer drug safety guidelines.
Methods
The subjects of this study were 136 nurses working in the designated ward for anticancer drug treatment, and data collection was conducted from November 3rd to November 16, 2021. Collected data were analyzed using the IBM SPSS statistics 28.0 program by frequency and percentage, mean and standard deviation, independent sample t-test, one-way ANOVA, Scheffé test, Pearson's correlation coefficients, and multiple regression analysis.
Results
As a result of analyzing the effects of the subjects’ knowledge of anticancer drug safety management guidelines, safety motivation, safety control, and ward safety culture on the implementation of anticancer drug safety guidelines, it was found to be knowledge of anticancer drug safety management guidelines (β=.22), with 7.0% of the explanatory power.
Conclusion
The factors influencing the implementation of anticancer drug safety management guidelines were found to be anticancer drug safety management guidelines, and it is suggested that follow-up studies be conducted to develop educational programs and interventions to improve anticancer drug safety guidelines.

Keyword

Antineoplastic agents; Knowledge management; Nurses; Patient safety