Medication errors in nursing—part 1 and part 2.

Therese Leufer; Joanne Cleary-Holdforth

Commentary

Medication errors in nursing—part 1 and part 2.

April 24, 2013

Leufer T, Cleary-Holdforth J. Nurse Educ Pract. 2013;13(3):213-216.

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This two-part commentary explores medication errors in nursing and discusses how education can help prevent such incidents.

PubMed citation: Part 1

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PubMed citation: Part 2

Available at: Part 2

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