Hello! We are a two hospital health system with an outpatient oncology center, so we try to keep our oncology patients in one facility. With all the new indications/uses for biologic treatments (i.e., Rituxan, Remicade), this expectation will be harder to uphold as treatment of Crohn's disease, ILD and certain nephrology conditions should not warrant a transfer. We are starting with our policy to differentiate the credentialing requirements for the administration of chemotherapy and biologic agents used in non-oncology indications. We have heard that other organizations use a table to include which meds require a chemo-trained RN versus not and would love to see what other organizations are doing to help steer away any confusion. Any help or feedback is greatly appreciated!
Fri, 03/20/2020 - 12:57
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RN Administration of Biologic Agents