Dr. Christopher Friese Publishes Study Results of Nurses' Exposure to Chemotherapy

Researchers stress importance of implementing nurse safety measures around these highly toxic drugs.

Dr. Christopher Friese, assistant professor at the School of Nursing, was lead study author of research just published that found that nearly 17 percent of nurses who work in outpatient chemotherapy infusion centers reported being exposed on their skin or eyes to the toxic drugs they deliver to oncology patients. 

Dr. Friese in conjunction with Dr. Marjorie McCullagh, School of Nursing assistant professor and other researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center gathered data from 1,339 oncology nurses from one state who did not work in inpatient hospital units.