Reducing interruptions to improve medication safety.

Regi Freeman; Scott McKee; Bethany Lee-Lehner; Jennifer Pesenecker

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Reducing interruptions to improve medication safety.

September 24, 2016

Freeman R, McKee S, Lee-Lehner B, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2013;28(2):176-85.

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A series of interventions was implemented in order to reduce interruptions during medication administration on a telemetry unit.

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