Independent double-checks for high-alert medications: essential practice.

Katrina Baldwin; Virginia Walsh

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Independent double-checks for high-alert medications: essential practice.

June 4, 2014

Baldwin K, Walsh V. Nursing (Brux). 2014;44(4):65-7.

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Discussing independent double checks as a strategy to reduce risk of high-alert medication errors, this commentary reveals challenges related to nurses performing double checks and human factors elements to consider when designing initiatives.

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