Detection and prevention of medication errors using real-time bedside nurse charting.

Nancy C Nelson; R. Scott Evans; Matthew H Samore; Reed M Gardner

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Detection and prevention of medication errors using real-time bedside nurse charting.

August 31, 2005

Nelson NC, Evans RS, Samore MH, et al. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2005;12(4).

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The authors found that an educational intervention and feedback improved nurses' bedside charting practices.

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