The impact of dedicated medication nurses on the medication administration error rate: a randomized controlled trial.

Nancy L. Greengold; Rita Shane; Philip J. Schneider; Elizabeth A. Flynn; Janet Elashoff; Cheryl L. Hoying; Kenneth N. Barker; Linda Burnes Bolton

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The impact of dedicated medication nurses on the medication administration error rate: a randomized controlled trial.

March 27, 2005

Greengold NL, Shane R, Schneider PJ, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2003;163(19):2359-67.

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