Abstract
The primary role of the oncology nurse practitioner in an acute tertiary cancer hospital in Australia is to provide comprehensive symptom management to adult patients undergoing systemic chemotherapy or immunotherapy. A common presentation to this service is acute febrile illness. There is a dearth of awareness surrounding the risk stratification of this patient group in Australia, which may contribute to unnecessary hospital admissions, increased nosocomial infections, and missed opportunities for maintaining quality of life. This article evaluates internationally endorsed risk stratification tools and amalgamates them to produce a proposed best-practice pathway. The pathway could be implemented within oncology units Australia-wide to guide nurse practitioner practice in managing febrile cancer patients.
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