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Reducing medication errors in nursing practice

Last Reviewed: 28/11/2024
Last Reviewed: 28/11/2024
Reducingmedicationerrorsinnursingpractic

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Update your knowledge about the factors that contribute to medication errors and useful strategies to prevent them. Discover the factors that relate specifically to nurses, including patient acuity and nursing workload, and the distractions and interruptions that can occur during administration.

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This resource is aimed at nurses and nursing support workers across all settings and levels of practice, including students of health, social work and care professions.

Authors

Linda Cloete

Lecturer, Faculty of nursing and health, Avondale College of Higher Education, Sydney, Australia.

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Reducing medication errors in nursing practice

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Last Reviewed: 28/11/2024
Last Reviewed: 28/11/2024