Commentary A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors. Citation Text: Dennison RD. A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2007;38(4):176-84. Copy Citation Format: Google ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL September 5, 2007 Dennison RD. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2007;38(4):176-84. View more articles from the same authors. The author developed a computer-based program to educate nurses about medication safety and preventing errors involving intravenous infusions and high-alert medications. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Dennison RD. A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors. 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