Family perceptions of medication administration at school: errors, risk factors, and consequences.
Clay D, Farris K, McCarthy AM, et al. Family perceptions of medication administration at school: errors, risk factors, and consequences. J Sch Nurs. 2008;24(2):95-102. doi:10.1622/1059-8405(2008)024[0095:FPOMAA]2.0.CO;2.
Children with chronic illnesses often must take medications while at school, often administered by school nurses. This survey of children and their parents found frequent problems with this process, but children with greater self-responsibility for their medications reported fewer errors.
Clay D, Farris K, McCarthy AM, et al. Family perceptions of medication administration at school: errors, risk factors, and consequences. J Sch Nurs. 2008;24(2):95-102. doi:10.1622/1059-8405(2008)024[0095:FPOMAA]2.0.CO;2.