Episode 271: Intraventricular and Intrathecal Administration: The Oncology Nurse’s Role

<p>“These patients have very intense regimens of chemotherapy. They’re tired a lot of the time. Between their oral chemotherapy, their IV chemotherapy, their hospitalizations, and then coming in. Everything takes longer than we would like it to for these patients. They are long days to come in for a procedure,” ONS member Rebekah Rabinowitz, RN, BSN, OCN^®, neuro-oncology nurse at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS^®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, during a discussion about nursing considerations for intraventricular and intrathecal administration. You can earn free NCPD contact hours after listening to this episode and completing the evaluation linked below.</p> <p>Music Credit: “<a href="http://www.incompetech.com/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener" data-ol-has-click-handler="">Fireflies and Stardust</a>” by Kevin MacLeod</p> <p>Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0</p> <p>Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD), which may be applied to the Oncology Nursing Practice or Treatment <a href="https://www.oncc.org/ilna" data-ol-has-click-handler="">ILNA category</a>, by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at <a href= "http://myoutcomes.ons.org/" data-ol-has-click-handler= "">myoutcomes.ons.org</a> by August 4, 2025. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of NCPD by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.</p> <p>Learning outcome: The learner will report an increase in knowledge related to antineoplastic administration via intraventricular and intrathecal routes.</p> <p><strong>Episode Notes</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href= "https://courses.ons.org/diweb/gateway/init/1/f/catalog*2Fitem*2Feid*2FP509" data-ol-has-click-handler="">Complete this evaluation for free NCPD</a>. </li> <li><em>Oncology Nursing Podcast</em>: <ul> <li><a hr