Elements to Review Before Treatment on Day of Therapy
| Element | Reason |
|---|---|
| Review consultation | To better understand new patient or refresh memory of previous patient |
| Review complete blood count with differential | To ensure parameters are within appropriate range for therapy |
| Confirm weight and accuracy of administered activity calculation | To ensure correct dose |
| Verify patient identity per institutional protocol | To ensure correct patient receives therapy |
| Confirm that pretherapy and posttherapy medications have been given as needed | To ensure patient comfort in event of side effects |
| Provide radiation safety instructions | To ensure patient has instructions and opportunity to ask questions |
| Provide as-needed medications | To ensure patient has as-needed medication and instructions on when to use |
| Determine how well patient tolerated previous therapies | To review symptoms and needs for pain medication and to preview current therapy (e.g., if patient is no longer constipated because less pain medication is needed than previously, there could be higher risk of soft stools or diarrhea during current therapy) |