National survey of safe handling of hazardous drugs in hospital settings: Use of an innovative approach.

Introduction: Workers can reduce their risk of exposure to hazardous drugs by following safe handling guidelines. Healthcare centers need to dedicate time and resources in order to implement new safety recommendations. The objective was to present the results of a national survey about the safe handling of hazardous drugs in healthcare centers.

Feasibility and Impact of an Online Simulation Focusing on Nursing Communication About Sexual Health in Gynecologic Oncology.

Nurses' communication regarding the sexual health of women with gynecologic cancer is suboptimal and may be attributed to their lack of sexual health training and knowledge. Our study aims to document the learning experience, impacts, and feasibility of an online educational intervention activity between oncology nurses and a simulated participant on communication with patients regarding oncological sexual health. Using a qualitative approach, we conducted a feasibility study, which included 11 oncology nurses, and performed semi-structured individual interviews after our simulation exercise.

Educational interventions to improve communication about sexual health between nurses and gynecologic oncology patients: A narrative review.

Despite the desire of gynecologic oncology (GO) patients to speak openly about their sexual health experience with nurses, nurses often feel ill equipped to engage in these conversations. There are very few educational interventions available to GO nurses to improve sexual health communication with patients. The purpose of this narrative review is to identify and summarize existing educational interventions in this field.

Continuous reduction in cerebral oxygenation during endurance exercise in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Background: Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) have lower cerebral blood flow (CBF) and oxygenation compared to healthy sedentary subjects, the latter negatively correlating with exercise capacity during incremental cycling exercise. We hypothesized that patients would also exhibit altered CBF and oxygenation during endurance exercise, which would correlate with endurance time.

Methods: Resting and exercise cardiorespiratory parameters, blood velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAv; transcranial doppler) and cerebral oxygenation (relative changes in cerebral tissue oxygenation index (ΔcTOI) and cerebral deoxyhemoglobin (ΔcHHb); near-infrared spectroscopy) were continuously monitored in nine PAH patients and 10 healthy-matched controls throughout endurance exercise.

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Background: Many strategies aim to reduce the risk of work-related exposure to hazardous drugs for health care workers; these strategies include the use of specific systems to prepare and administer these drugs.

Objective: To compare the cost of supplies used for preparing and administering one IV dose of antineoplastic in an adult health care facility in Canada between the traditional approach and one using a closed-system drug transfer device (CSTD).

Method: This study was a cost reduction analysis conducted from the perspective of a typical university health care facility.

From theory to practice: implementing a standardized, interactive education session on oral anticancer medication (OAM) for patients and their caregivers.

Purpose: Self-administration at home and decreased visits to see health care professionals bring patients on oral anticancer medication (OAM) and their caregivers to become experts in handling medication, managing adverse events, and making sure that they adhere to treatment. This project aimed to implement a standardized education group session for patients starting an OAM regimen and their caregivers that would build new knowledge, validate comprehension of information, increase satisfaction, and empower participants in self-management.

Materials And Methods: A group session led by an oncology nurse was developed.

Compromised Cerebrovascular Regulation and Cerebral Oxygenation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.

Background: Functional cerebrovascular regulatory mechanisms are important for maintaining constant cerebral blood flow and oxygen supply in heathy individuals and are altered in heart failure. We aim to examine whether pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is associated with abnormal cerebrovascular regulation and lower cerebral oxygenation and their physiological and clinical consequences.

Methods And Results: Resting mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery mean flow velocity in the middle cerebral artery (MCAv); transcranial Doppler), cerebral pressure-flow relationship (assessed at rest and during squat-stand maneuvers; analyzed using transfer function analysis), cerebrovascular reactivity to CO, and central chemoreflex were assessed in 11 patients with PAH and 11 matched healthy controls.

Impact of type 2 diabetes on cardiorespiratory function and exercise performance.

The aim of this study was to examine the impact of well-controlled uncomplicated type 2 diabetes (T2D) on exercise performance. Ten obese sedentary men with T2D and nine control participants without diabetes matched for age, sex, and body mass index were recruited. Anthropometric characteristics, blood samples, resting cardiac, and pulmonary functions and maximal oxygen uptake (O) and ventilatory threshold were measured on a first visit.