Abstract
Objective:
To investigate the work of nurses in the extravasation of antineoplastic chemotherapeutic drugs.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach was performed with a sample of 21 nurses in a referral cancer hospital. Data were collected with a semi-structured questionnaire from October to November 2015 and analyzed through simple and percentage frequency.
Results:
Nurses had sufficient knowledge about risk factors, prevention, and recognition of signs and symptoms of occurrence of extravasation of chemotherapeutic drugs. However, the same was not observed regarding questions about classification of antineoplastic drugs and interventions aimed at the occurrence of this health condition.
Conclusion:
The results found are important, as they point to questions that must be reflected upon by hospital managers and educational institutions, apart from professionals concerned with the improvement of health care for the population affected by such disease.
Keywords:
Extravasation of therapeutic materials and diagnoses; Antineoplastic drugs; Nursing care