Hazardous Drugs: Legislative and Regulatory Efforts to Improve Safe Handling

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin J Oncol Nurs
• Personal Author:
  Walton, AnnMarie L. ; Eisenberg, Seth ; Friese, Christopher R.
• Description:
  Several organizations have safety guidelines regarding handling of hazardous drugs. That said, only Washington and California have enforceable laws that regulate these practices. This article shares the experiences of three states-Washington, Michigan, and North Carolina-in advancing legislative and regulatory efforts. It also offers guidance to nurses seeking to improve the way hazardous drugs are handled and how and where to begin.
• Subjects:
  California Guidelines As Topic Hazardous Substances Humans Michigan North Carolina Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Management Washington
• Source:
  Clin J Oncol Nurs. 21(2):254-256
• Pubmed ID:
  28315540
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5534163
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH010582/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T32 NR007091/NR/NINR NIH HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5a21a99ee3266f279ea4573e286647900455400d10c834ee0b6aae280fff6497
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/47217/cdc_47217_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 45.00 KB ]