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Medication administration errors by nurses: adherence to guidelines.

January 30, 2013

Kim J, Bates DW. J Clin Nurs. 2013;22(3-4):590-8.

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This observational study found low rates of nursing adherence to a number of medication administration guidelines, including the seminal Five Rights—administering the right medication, in the right dose, at the right time, by the right route, to the right patient.

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