Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

Elisa E. Nguyen; Phyllis M. Connolly; Vivian Wong

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Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

July 7, 2010

Nguyen EE, Connolly PM, Wong V. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25(3):224-230.

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This study found that a program designed to minimize interruptions during medication administration successfully reduced self-reported medication administration error rates.

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