Award
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 5K01OH012671-02
Promoting Adherence to Chemotherapy Handling Guidelines Among Oncology Nurses
Recipient
University of Cincinnati
Award Amount
$107,994.00
Ceiling
$107,994.00
Awarded
July 30, 2025
Identifier
5K01OH012671-02
This award funds a project to develop and test an intervention to improve oncology nurses' adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines, reducing occupational exposure risks.
Description
The project aims to develop, validate, and pilot test a novel intervention called Workplace program to Improve Safe Handling of hazardous drugs (WISH) to promote adherence to chemotherapy handling guidelines among oncology nurses. The intervention includes educational components and debriefing sessions on chemotherapy exposure incidents to increase adherence to safety guidelines and improve nurses' health and wellbeing.