Pharmacy–nursing intervention to improve accuracy and completeness of medication histories.

Edward G. Tessier; Elizabeth A. Henneman; Brian H. Nathanson; Karen Plotkin; Mark Heelon

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Pharmacy–nursing intervention to improve accuracy and completeness of medication histories.

April 28, 2010

Tessier EG, Henneman EA, Nathanson BH, et al. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2010;67(8).

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This column describes how one group designed and tested a six-step tool to help nurses collect effective patient medication histories.

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