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Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer.

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Lucas, AS; Lacouture, M; Schneider, SM
Published in: Clinical journal of oncology nursing
August 2018

Patients with breast cancer undergoing radiation therapy can experience dermatologic adverse events. Oncology nurses can advocate for radiation dermatitis (RD) prophylaxis to minimize dermatologic adverse events.This quality improvement project was conducted to evaluate the effect of implementing an RD prevention protocol. The objectives of this study were to (a) improve clinicians' knowledge of screening, assessment, and prevention of RD in patients with breast cancer and (b) decrease the incidence of RD by 10% at a tertiary care cancer center.Center-wide standards of care were created and implemented. A retrospective chart analysis was performed before and after protocol implementation. An education session was used to analyze protocol effectiveness.Surveys completed by nurses (N = 11) before and after the education session demonstrated a significant increase in overall confidence in assessing RD. Statistically significant increases were noted in using topical steroids for prophylaxis.

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Published In

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

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EISSN

1538-067X

ISSN

1092-1095

Publication Date

August 2018

Volume

22

Issue

4

Start / End Page

429 / 437

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Pruritus
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Antipruritics
  • Aged, 80 and over
 

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Lucas, A. S., Lacouture, M., & Schneider, S. M. (2018). Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22(4), 429–437. https://doi.org/10.1188/18.cjon.429-437
Lucas, Anna S., Mario Lacouture, and Susan M. Schneider. “Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer.Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing 22, no. 4 (August 2018): 429–37. https://doi.org/10.1188/18.cjon.429-437.
Lucas AS, Lacouture M, Schneider SM. Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2018 Aug;22(4):429–37.
Lucas, Anna S., et al. “Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer.Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, vol. 22, no. 4, Aug. 2018, pp. 429–37. Epmc, doi:10.1188/18.cjon.429-437.
Lucas AS, Lacouture M, Schneider SM. Radiation Dermatitis: A Prevention Protocol for Patients With Breast Cancer. Clinical journal of oncology nursing. 2018 Aug;22(4):429–437.

Published In

Clinical journal of oncology nursing

DOI

EISSN

1538-067X

ISSN

1092-1095

Publication Date

August 2018

Volume

22

Issue

4

Start / End Page

429 / 437

Related Subject Headings

  • Retrospective Studies
  • Radiotherapy
  • Radiation Injuries
  • Pruritus
  • Middle Aged
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Antipruritics
  • Aged, 80 and over