RN scope of practice for mixing Chemo

[RNview]

Hello-

I've heard some clinics have RNs mixing Chemo. Is this within the Nursing Scope? Is there a website I could go to to support this idea that it's legal for nursing to mix chemo in stand alone clinic in California?

Thank you in advance.

RNview

[dream'n, BSN, RN]

In both areas I've worked in; outpatient and inpatient Oncology, the pharmacist mixes the chemotherapy. They have special precautions that they follow, including mixing under a hood. Pharmacy even primes our chemo lines, so that it isn't done on the floor. I have never heard of nurses mixing chemotherapy and even if it is legal, I wouldn't want that added responsibility.

You could look at the ONS website or call your state BON or Board of Pharmacists.

[RNview]

Thank you dream'n í ½í¸€

[Anna Flaxis, BSN, RN]

I would suggest checking with your State BON as well. I've mixed lots of drugs, as we don't have 24/7 pharmacy available. But I don't know about chemo. When I've administered chemo, it has been mixed in the pharmacy.

[muirite]

Chemotherapy drugs almost all MUST be mixed under a hood.

[nursephillyphil, BSN, RN]

in my hospital, way back probably before i was even in college, the nurses would prep the chemo in our med room. fast forward x amount of years our pharmacy preps/mixes and primes the tubing for our chemo.

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

This May help some

Safe Handling of Hazardous Drugs

[iluvivt, BSN, RN]

This is a must read too! You must completely understand and follow USP 797

http://www.freece.com/Files/Classroom/ProgramSlides/4d60c13b-e2ec-47ea-a075-d0c8e7a3eb48/SterileCompounding_HK.pdf

I suspect that you can but I also suspect that this allows them to save some bucks and not hire a pharmacist which you will see the importance of after you read the two links..the risk is great and worse than originally expected!