The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) provides an ongoing, continually revised list of drugs and biologic agents that meet the definition of hazardous drugs (HDs). Clinicians who prepare and administer hazardous drugs are potentially at risk by direct and indirect contact. Safe handling requirements, by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), NIOSH, USP 800, and INS 2021 Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice (SOPs), provide guidance to protect clinicians from hazardous drug exposure. Specifically, NIOSH recommends health care workers use a close system transfer device (CSTD) throughout the hazardous drug-handling chain, from drug compounding to administration. In this presentation, we will define hazardous drugs and clinician risk, discuss various safety requirements, evaluate various CSTDs, and learn to apply the INS 2021 SOPs into practice. 

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, attendees will be able to:

·      Define hazardous drugs and clinician exposure risk

·      Verbalize various regulatory safety requirements, including OSHA, NIOSH, and USP 800

·      Evaluate various CSTDs for protective features

·      Apply into practice INS 2021 Infusion Therapy Standard of Practice #15: Hazardous Drugs and Waste

CRNI® RUs: This session has been approved for 2 CRNI® recertification unit and meets the non INS Meeting criteria.

Contact Hours: This session has been approved for 1 contact hour

Expiration date for receipt of contact hours: January 19, 2025

To receive contact hours for this educational activity, you are required to attend the entire educational activity and complete the evaluation.

The Infusion Nurses Society is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider #CEP14209. The certificate must be retained by the attendee for a period of 4 years.