Pregnancy and Cancer Treatment: Developing a Standardized Testing Policy and Procedure
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Barbara Jagels; Annika Gustafson; Leila Amin
- Source
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 22(2)
- Subject
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Pregnancy
business.industry
Pregnancy Tests
Oncology Nursing
Cancer
Standardized test
medicine.disease
Cancer treatment
Pregnancy testing
Electronic health record
Neoplasms
Patient-Centered Care
Patient harm
Practice Guidelines as Topic
medicine
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Pregnancy screening
Humans
Female
Intensive care medicine
business
General Environmental Science
- Language
- ISSN
- 1538-067X
Systematic gaps for pregnancy screening and testing of patients with cancer persist. Absent or inconsistent guidelines and policies are barriers to standardized practice. Awareness among oncology nurses is needed to promote safe cancer care, prevent patient harm, and uphold patient-centered care.