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29
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International Conference on
14
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International Conference on
Nursing Education and Research
Cancer and Cancer Therapy
Joint Event
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JJournal of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics | Volume 4
Upskilling for Oncology Nursing excellence program
Myer Lawrence
NGHA King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital (KASCH) Riyadh, UAE
I
nstitutions providing Oncology/Hematology services are
increasing and expanding and the need for nurses with
specialtytraining/education inthisarea isalsobecomingmore
apparent. Worldwide there are not enough specialty trained
nurses and this is amajor recruitment issue within theMiddle
East especially due to the reliance on expatriate nurses. In
the situation where recruitment companies cannot provide
nurses with the obligatory 2 years specialty experience the
responsibility to provide adequate training to nurses without
experience has fallen back on individual organizations. Over
the past 6 years this has been an issue faced many times
in various work environments and the development of an
appropriate education/training program to address this issue
has been an ongoing focus for me as an educator and now
specialist nurse. Ten oncology/hematology naïve nurses from
a sister organization came to complete an 8 week training
program consisting of blended learning utilizing clinical
emersion as well as dedicated education sessions. Outcomes
were to be competent in the administration of antineoplastic
agents as well as development of the ability to manage
any related side effects and oncologic emergencies. Assess
involved ongoing records of practice, presentation of a clinical
case study as well as a final examination. On completion of
the course an evaluation questionnaire was administered
to the nurses to assess their knowledge development
and the positives and negatives of the course. All nurses
self-assessed their knowledge base related to oncology/
hematology, antineoplastic administration and CVAD care to
have increased by at least 50% having attended the program.
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myermartinez@outlook.comJ Med Oncl Ther| Volume 4