Patient safety and medications in the home.

Heather McKenzie

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Patient safety and medications in the home.

April 14, 2010

McKenzie H. Home Healthc Nurse. 2010;28(3):198-200.

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This article addresses medication safety in the homecare setting and emphasizes the role of home health care providers in patient education to augment safety in that environment.

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