Role & responsibilities

1. Patient Assessment

- Assess patients before, during, and after chemotherapy administration.
- Review medical history, allergies, laboratory investigations, and treatment orders.
- Evaluate vital signs, weight, pain score, and performance status.
- Identify contraindications for chemotherapy administration and escalate concerns to the oncologist.

2. Chemotherapy Administration

- Verify chemotherapy orders using the "Five Rights" of medication administration.
- Administer chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, blood products, and supportive medications as per hospital protocols.
- Ensure secure handling and administration of cytotoxic drugs.
- Maintain appropriate infusion rates and monitor infusion pumps.
- Follow double-check procedures before administering chemotherapy.

3. Patient Monitoring

- Continuously monitor patients for adverse drug reactions and infusion-related complications.
- Identify early signs of hypersensitivity reactions, extravasation, and chemotherapy toxicity.




- Initiate emergency management as per protocol and inform the oncologist immediately.
- Document all observations and interventions accurately.

4. Infection Prevention & Safety

- Maintain strict aseptic techniques.
- Follow standard precautions and transmission-based precautions.
- Ensure proper use of PPE while handling cytotoxic medications.
- Prevent occupational exposure to hazardous drugs.
- Report needle-stick injuries and exposure incidents promptly.

5. Documentation

- Maintain accurate nursing records.
- Record chemotherapy administration details.
- Document adverse events, medication errors, and incident reports.
- Complete chemotherapy consent verification.
- Ensure traceability of chemotherapy medications.

6. Quality & NABH Compliance

- Follow NABH standards and hospital quality indicators.
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
- Report medication errors and near misses.
- Ensure compliance with patient safety goals.
- Participate in departmental audits.

📌 Chemotherapy Nurse (Mysuru)
🏢 Apollo Hospitals
📍 Mysuru