Nursing perception of the impact of automated dispensing cabinets on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

Elise Rochais; Suzanne Atkinson; Mélanie Guilbeault; Jean-François Bussières

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Nursing perception of the impact of automated dispensing cabinets on patient safety and ergonomics in a teaching health care center.

January 8, 2014

Rochais E, Atkinson S, Guilbeault M, et al. J Pharm Pract. 2014;27(2):150-7.

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Nurses felt that the introduction of automated dispensing cabinets improved medication safety and made their work easier.

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