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HMTW Chemotherapy Administration Course - September 22, 2026
This course prepares registered nurses to safely and competently administer chemotherapy by building foundational knowledge of antineoplastic therapy and evidence-based practices. Participants will review principles of chemotherapy handling, administration, monitoring, and management of adverse effects, with an emphasis on patient safety, regulatory compliance, and interprofessional collaboration. The course supports clinical confidence and adherence to organizational and professional standards of care.
Target Audience
Houston Methodist Registered Nurses seeking to gain or improve chemotherapy administration skills.
Learning Objectives
Define cancer and cancer treatments
Calculate body surface area (BSA) and absolute neutrophil count (ANC)
Describe administration principles for hazardous drugs
Describe routes of administration for antineoplastic medications
Identify pre-treatment assessments and medications
Identify medication and documentation errors
Review inpatient cancer care and safety protocols
Differentiate adverse events associated with oncologic treatment and review appropriate interventions
Evaluate hazardous drug spill and exposure management
Identify intravenous oncology medications and inpatient protocols
Demonstrate safe chemotherapy administration through return demonstration
Course summary
- 5.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 5.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
Agenda:
9:00 AM – 9:45 AM | Cancer and Chemotherapy |
9:45 AM – 10:15 AM | Dose Determination |
10:15 AM – 10:30 AM | Break |
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM | Administration Principles for Hazardous Drugs |
11:00 AM – 11:15 AM | Routes of Administration |
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM | Pre-Treatment and Administration |
12:00 PM – 12:30 PM | Lunch |
12:30 PM – 12:45 PM | Medication & Documentation Errors |
12:45 PM – 1:00 PM | Inpatient Cancer Care |
1:00 PM – 1:45 PM | Infusion Events and Oncologic Emergencies |
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM | Hazardous Drug Spill Management |
2:00 PM – 2:15 PM | Break |
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM | Antineoplastic Medications |
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM | Return Demonstration & Wrap-Up |
Class will be held in the Healing Tower, 6th Floor Conference Room # 6592
Stacey Viser MSN, RN, MedSurg RN-BC
The activity's Nurse Planner has determined that no one who has the ability to control the content of this CNE activity - planning committee members and presenters/authors/content reviewers - has a conflict of interest. Please send any questions to [email protected]
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
To be awarded 5.50 continuing professional development hours, the participant must be registered for this class, attend the program in its entirety, complete course requisites, and complete the evaluation tool.
Available Credit
- 5.50 Nursing Contact Hours
Houston Methodist is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Houston Methodist will award up to 5.50 nursing professional development contact hours for this activity.
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