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Evidence-based guidelines for managing mucositis.

Deborah B McGuire1, Edward B Rubenstein, Douglas E Peterson

  • 1School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.

Seminars in Oncology Nursing
|March 25, 2004
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Nurses can implement evidence-based guidelines for mucositis management. Evaluating the impact on clinical outcomes is crucial, and nurses can lead research to fill evidence gaps.

Area of Science:

  • Oncology Nursing
  • Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

  • Mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of cancer treatment.
  • Effective management of mucositis relies on the implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the implementation of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for mucositis.
  • To highlight the role of nurses in managing mucositis.

Main Methods:

  • Review of published articles, book chapters, and web sources.
  • Inclusion of clinical experience and unpublished manuscripts.

Main Results:

  • Nurses are capable of implementing evidence-based guidelines for mucositis.
  • An evaluation component is necessary to assess the effect of guidelines on clinical outcomes.

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Conclusions:

  • Nurses play an integral role in the implementation and evaluation of evidence-based mucositis management guidelines.
  • Nurses can contribute to research to address gaps in evidence and improve guideline development.