Asian Oncol Nurs.  2021 Mar;21(1):42-51. 10.5388/aon.2021.21.1.42.

Factors Influencing Compliance with Safe Handling of Antineoplastic Agents Among Clinical Nurses

Affiliations
  • 1College of Nursing, Ajou University; Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Korea
  • 2College of Nursing · Research Institute of Nursing Science, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
This study aimed to investigate the levels of compliance with safe handling of antineoplastic agents, time pressure, knowledge of safe handling of antineoplastic agents, and workplace safety climate, and to identify factors influencing compliance with the safe handling of antineoplastic agents among clinical nurses.
Methods
For this cross-sectional study, anonymous written surveys were conducted on a convenience sample of 130 clinical nurses at a university-affiliated hospital between July 10 and 20, 2020. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, t-tests, analyses of variance, Pearson’s correlation, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis using SPSS.
Results
The average level of compliance with safe handling of antineoplastic agents was 120.81 out of 175. The significant correlates for compliance with safe handling of antineoplastic agents were clinical experience, knowledge of safe handling of antineoplastic agents, and workplace safety climate. These accounted for 38% of the total variance in compliance with the safe handling of antineoplastic agents.
Conclusion
The findings suggest that to increase compliance with safe handling of antineoplastic agents, workplace safety climate and knowledge of safe handling of antineoplastic agents should be improved. The development and application of an effective training program on the safe handling of antineoplastic agents would lead to improvements in this area.

Keyword

Antineoplastic agents; Antineoplastic agents; Equipment safety; Equipment safety; Knowledge; Knowledge; Nurses; Nurses; Safety management; Safety management
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