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Medication errors involving nursing students: a systematic review.

February 7, 2018

Asensi-Vicente J, Jiménez-Ruiz I, Vizcaya-Moreno F. Nurse Educ. 2018;43(5):E1-E5.

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Learning from errors is fundamental to improvement. This systematic review found that few studies have examined the incidence of nursing student medication errors. The authors suggest that additional resources are needed to inform development and enhancement of existing strategies to combat the problem, including the use of technology and effective supervision.

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