Context Many patients with cancer require insertion of an implanted port to safely and conveniently deliver treatment. However, there is lack of standardisation of nursing preparation of patients to support understanding of and capacity to provide informed consent for a port.

Aim This study aimed to establish clinical utility of a novel, co-produced patient education resource for implanted ports to be used by cancer nurses.

Method Utilising a mixed method approach, clinical utility data were collected from five Melbourne hospitals through patient and nurse surveys and nurse interviews.

Results A total of 25 patient and 26 nurse surveys were completed; 14 nurses took part in semi-structured interviews. Clinical utility was confirmed using a multi-dimensional model for assessment of clinical utility. Communication regarding the availability and location of the resource enables or restricts use.

Conclusion This study has demonstrated utility of a novel co-produced resource to support patient-centred education about implanted ports across multiple settings.

Objective The TransAllo study aimed to explore and describe experiences of adolescent and young adult patients transitioning from paediatric to adult long-term follow-up (LTFU) services and identify common barriers and facilitators to first attendance at adult LTFU services.

Methods We used an interpretive–descriptive (ID) approach to describe and understand the experiences across four cohorts of participants who had all undergone an allogeneic bone marrow transplant as a child.

Results A total of 13 participants were involved in semi-structured telephone interviews. Six key themes were identified: critical importance of support; attendance as a high priority; importance of communication and education/knowledge; emotions and the transition experience; experience of attending LTFU and transition from paediatric to adult LTFU service; and the importance of intentionally preparing for transition.

Conclusions We recommend future research to co-design a transition program building on the insights gained from the TransAllo study.

Background Australian hospital policies mandate that blood transfusions and intravenous (IV) medications are not administered concurrently through the same lumen of a central venous access device (CVAD). Despite this, concurrent administration of blood transfusions and IV medications can occur on haematology wards in response to pragmatic requirements of timely administration of essential medications and supportive care therapies.

Aim To explore real-world practices and clinical decision-making of haematology nurses administrating multiple IV infusions and blood transfusions via CVAD.

Methods An exploratory, descriptive design. This research was part of a larger project; however, only qualitative data is being presented in this publication.

Results Clinical practices vary among nurses both between and within organisations when running IV medications and blood transfusions.

Conclusions This is an area of common nursing practice in need of an evidence base to standardise care and safeguard patients.