The perceptions of nurses towards barriers to the safe administration of medicines in mental health settings.

Steve Hemingway; Terence McCann; Hazel Baxter; George Smith; Rebecca Burgess-Dawson; Kate Dewhirst

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The perceptions of nurses towards barriers to the safe administration of medicines in mental health settings.

October 6, 2016

Hemingway S, McCann T, Baxter H, et al. Int J Nurs Pract. 2015;21(6):733-40.

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Medication errors are common in mental health care. This survey of nurses and nursing students identified interruptions and insufficient medication knowledge as major barriers to ensuring medication safety in outpatient mental health.

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