Medication error identification rates by pharmacy, medical, and nursing students.

Terri L. Warholak; Caryn Queiruga; Rebecca Roush; Hanna Phan

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Medication error identification rates by pharmacy, medical, and nursing students.

July 31, 2012

Warholak TL, Queiruga C, Roush R, et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2011;75(2):24.

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This study found that pharmacy students identified more prescribing errors than medical and nursing students, perhaps due to their increased coursework and emphasis on medication safety.

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