Adherence to safe handling guidelines by health care workers who administer antineoplastic drugs

JM Boiano, AL Steege, MH Sweeney - Journal of occupational and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The toxicity of antineoplastic drugs is well documented. Many are known or suspected human
carcinogens where no safe exposure level exists. Authoritative guidelines developed by …

Secondhand smoke in the operating room? Precautionary practices lacking for surgical smoke

AL Steege, JM Boiano… - American journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Consensus organizations, government bodies, and healthcare organization
guidelines recommend that surgical smoke be evacuated at the source by local exhaust …

Adherence to precautionary guidelines for compounding antineoplastic drugs: a survey of nurses and pharmacy practitioners

JM Boiano, AL Steege, MH Sweeney - Journal of occupational and …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Precautionary guidelines detailing standards of practice and equipment to eliminate or
minimize exposure to antineoplastic drugs during handling activities have been available for …

NIOSH health and safety practices survey of healthcare workers: training and awareness of employer safety procedures

AL Steege, JM Boiano… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background The Health and Safety Practices Survey of Healthcare Workers describes
current practices used to minimize chemical exposures and barriers to using recommended …

Effects of organizational safety practices and perceived safety climate on PPE usage, engineering controls, and adverse events involving liquid antineoplastic drugs …

…, H Woldu, MA Dyal, AL Steege, JM Boiano - … of occupational and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Antineoplastic drugs pose risks to the healthcare workers who handle them. This fact
notwithstanding, adherence to safe handling guidelines remains inconsistent and often poor. This …

COVID-19 vaccine uptake and factors affecting hesitancy among US nurses, March–June 2021

…, X Kumph, AL Steege, JM Boiano… - … Journal of Public …, 2022 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To characterize COVID-19 vaccine uptake and hesitancy among US nurses.
Methods. We surveyed nurses in 3 national cohorts during spring 2021. Participants who …

[HTML][HTML] American frontline healthcare personnel's access to and use of personal protective equipment early in the COVID-19 pandemic

…, M Ding, CM Rocheleau, JM Boiano… - … of occupational and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To quantify adequacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) for US healthcare
personnel (HCP) at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its association with infection …

Modification of a p-phenylenediamine oxidase method to permit non-automated ceruloplasmin determinations in batches of rat serum or plasma microsamples

EE Menden, JM Boiano, L Murthy, HG Petering - Analytical Letters, 1977 - Taylor & Francis
An essentially one-sample-at-a time p-phenylenediamine oxidase method was converted to
a batch method by employing 0C temperature during the serum or plasma sample …

CE: Original research: Antineoplastic drug administration by pregnant and nonpregnant nurses: An exploration of the use of protective gloves and gowns

…, FL Nassan, TH Connor, JM Boiano… - AJN The American …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
… Johnson and Carissa M. Rocheleau are epidemiologists, and James M. Boiano is an
industrial hygienist in the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies at the …

Predictors of adherence to safe handling practices for antineoplastic drugs: A survey of hospital nurses

SR Silver, AL Steege, JM Boiano - Journal of occupational and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Despite growing awareness of the hazards of exposure to antineoplastic drugs (ADs), surveys
continue to find incomplete adherence to recommended safe handling guidelines. A 2011 …