Patient self-medication--a change in hospital practice.

Glennice Grantham; Virginia McMillan; Sandra Dunn V; Lee-Anne Gassner; Peta Woodcock

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Patient self-medication--a change in hospital practice.

August 23, 2006

Grantham G, McMillan V, Dunn S, et al. J Clin Nurs. 2006;15(8):962-70.

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The investigators studied an inpatient safety medication program for 6 months and found that it helped patients adhere to their medication regime and improved nursing efficiency.

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