Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff performance of medication administration.

Erika Sharpnack Elganzouri; Cynthia A. Standish; Ida Androwich

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Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff performance of medication administration.

May 27, 2009

Elganzouri ES, Standish CA, Androwich I. J Nurs Admin. 2009;39(5):204-210.

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This study analyzed nursing workflow during medication administration and found that the potential for errors was very high, due in part to frequent interruptions during the process.

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