Tubing safety in the obstetric setting: preventing medication errors.

Brenda S Broussard

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Tubing safety in the obstetric setting: preventing medication errors.

May 6, 2009

Broussard BS. Nurs Womens Health. 2009;13(2):155-158.

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This commentary uses a hypothetical case study to discuss potential tubing misconnections during labor and delivery and provides recommendations to prevent them.

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