Interruptions and medication errors: part I.

Sonya Flanders; Angela P. Clark

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Interruptions and medication errors: part I.

September 24, 2016

Flanders S, Clark AP. Clin Nurse Spec. 2010;24(6):281-5.

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This commentary discusses preventable medication errors and describes how reducing interruptions can improve safety in nursing practice.

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