Nursing student medication errors involving tubing and catheters: a descriptive study.

Zane Robinson Wolf; Rodney W Hicks; Geralyn Altmiller; Patricia Bicknell

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Nursing student medication errors involving tubing and catheters: a descriptive study.

May 13, 2009

Wolf ZR, Hicks RW, Altmiller G, et al. Nurse Educ Today. 2009;29(6).

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This study describes characteristics associated with various tubing- and catheter-related errors, and advocates for educational opportunities to teach prevention strategies.

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