Risk propensity and safe medication administration.

Kelly Gonzales

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Risk propensity and safe medication administration.

September 16, 2015

Gonzales K. J Patient Saf. 2015;11(3):166-73.

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This survey study found that nursing students' more personal risk-taking behavior was associated with lower knowledge and performance of safe medication administration, suggesting that a personal trait could affect safety practices among nursing trainees.

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