Mixed method systematic review: cancer nurse's experiences and perceptions of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs.

Afseth, Janyne; Trotter, Emma; King, Maria; Campbell, Karen

Abstract

This review aims to find out what are the experiences and perceptions of cancer nurses of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs. Non-experimental studies (cohort studies) and qualitative studies are to be included. Nurses that have worked with cytotoxic drugs at any point in their career that have handled cytotoxic chemotherapy while caring for cancer patients. The review will include measures of the variables influencing perception and experience of exposure in the handling of cytotoxic chemotherapy while administrating and/or caring for oncology patient's across the nursing career. This includes years of experience, knowledge of the hazard; perceived risk; self efficacy; perceived barriers; Organisational influence; interpersonal influence; perceived conflict of interest between health of the nurse. This will be measured in the quotations and narrative provided by the studies included.

Citation

AFSETH, J., TROTTER, E., KING, M. and CAMPBELL, K. 2022. Mixed method systematic review: cancer nurse's experiences and perceptions of potential occupational exposure to cytotoxic drugs. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42022289276. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=289276

• Other Type: Protocol
• Online Publication Date: Feb 1, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 29, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 29, 2024
• Publisher: University of York. Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
• Keywords: Humans; Neoplasms; Occupational exposure; Pharmaceutical preparations
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2548299
• Publisher URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=289276
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2508890 (Journal article)