A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.

Fidela S J Blank; Judith Tobin; Sandra Macomber; Marcia Jaouen; Myra Dinoia; Paul Visintainer

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A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.

April 20, 2011

Blank FSJ, Tobin J, Macomber S, et al. Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association. 2011;37(2):141-7.

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An educational intervention for emergency department nurses improved knowledge of safe medication administration principles, but did not reduce the actual incidence of medication errors.

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