Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines
APHON’s Evidence-Based Practice and Research Committee supports the development of Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines and supports research activities within the membership optimizing outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer and blood disorders.
Method of Review
A subcommittee of the Evidence-Based Practice and Research Committee of the Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses conducted a group review of clinical recommendations using the AGREE II Instrument. The committee requires an overall assessment of approval for listing on this website.
Clinical Guidelines
All Guidelines are listed in alphabetical order by subject matter. There is no implied priority in the listing of the guidelines.
Anorexia
DATE OF PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: FALL 2018
Anorexia (ONS PEP Topic)
Anxiety
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: MARCH 2018
Anxiety (ONS PEP Topic)
Constipation
DATE OF PUBLICATION: FEBRUARY 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: FALL 2018
Constipation (ONS PEP Topic)
Fever and Neutropenia
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: OCTOBER 2019
Hypersensitivity Reaction
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: JANUARY 2019
Infertility
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2014 | DATE OF REVIEW: APRIL 2, 2018
Mucositis
DATE OF PUBLICATION: MAY 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: JANUARY 2018
Mucositis(ONS PEP Topic)
Nausea and Vomiting
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 23, 2014 | DATE OF REVIEW: JUNE 2014
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: MARCH 31, 2019
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: JANUARY 2018
Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting-Pediatric (ONS Pep Topic)
Pain Management
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2019 | DATE OF REVIEW: JUNE 8, 2020
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2014 | DATE OF REVIEW: MAY 10, 2018
Peripheral Neuropathy
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | DATE OF REVIEW: JULY 30, 2018
Prevention of Infection
DATE OF PUBLICATION: APRIL 2017 | DATE OF REVIEW: JANUARY 2018
Prevention of Infection (ONS PEP Topic)
Patient Care Management
DATE OF PUBLICATION: JANUARY 12, 2021 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: AUGUST 31, 2021
Guidelines on the Management of von Willebrand Disease
DATE OF PUBLICATION: DECEMBER 2020 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: JUNE 30, 2021
Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Pain in Children
DATE OF PUBLICATION: SEPTEMBER 10, 2021 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: MAY 11, 2021
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
DATE OF PUBLICATION: JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2021 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: MARCH 19, 2021
DATE OF PUBLICATION: NOVEMBER 2020 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: JANUARY 21, 2021
Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing in Children and Adolescents After Surgery
DATE OF PUBLICATION: DECEMBER 2019 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: NOVEMBER 2020
American Society of Hematology 2019 Guidelines for Immune Thrombocytopenia
DATE OF PUBLICATION: JANUARY 2020 | DATE OF REVIEW: JULY 30, 2020
American Society of Hematology 2020 Guidelines for Sickle Cell Disease:
Transfusion Support
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2014 | DATE OF INITIAL REVIEW: JUNE 2014 | DATE OF CONTINUED ENDORSEMENT: 2019
Care of the Pediatric Patient with a Brain Tumor AANN Clinical Practice Guideline Series
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2014 | DATE OF REVIEW: MARCH 4, 2018
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | DATE OF REVIEW: NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, 4th Edition
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | DATE OF REVIEW: NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Evidence-Based Management of Sickle Cell Disease: Expert Panel Report
Other Endorsed Guidelines
The APHON EBP/Research Committee is proud to list the COG Endorsed Supportive Care Guidelines as a resource for pediatric oncology nurses. A multi-disciplinary group of the Supportive Care Committee within COG has very stringently reviewed these guidelines and endorsed them.
Fatigue
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2018
Infection Prevention
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2019
Mucositis
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2016 | REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2016
Nausea and Vomiting
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2011 | REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2018
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2016 / REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2016
Patient Care
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2018 | REVIEWED & ENDORSED: 2019
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 2015 | REVIEWED AND ENDORSED: 2016
Guidance on Platelet Transfusion for Patients with Hypoproliferative Thrombocytopenia
Resources for developing an Evidenced Based Practice Project
Research Tools
The Cochrane Database | US National Library/ National Institutes of Health | Turning Research into Practice