Nursing time devoted to medication administration in long-term care: clinical, safety, and resource implications.

Mary S Thomson; Andrea Gruneir; Monica Lee; Joann L Baril; Terry Field; Jerry H Gurwitz; Paula Rochon

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Nursing time devoted to medication administration in long-term care: clinical, safety, and resource implications.

March 18, 2009

Thomson MS, Gruneir A, Lee M, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009;57(2):266-72.

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Medication administration in long-term care facilities is a lengthy process, and the large number of interruptions nurses experience during the process may lead to errors.

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