Nursing perception of the impact of medication carts on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

Elise Rochais; Suzanne Atkinson; Jean-François Bussières

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Nursing perception of the impact of medication carts on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

September 27, 2016

Rochais E, Atkinson S, Bussières J-F. J Pharm Pract. 2013;26(2):131-7.

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Nurses in this Canadian study felt that standardized medication carts improved their workflow, but did not reduce the risk of interruptions while administering medications.

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