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Family perceptions of medication administration at school: errors, risk factors, and consequences.
April 16, 2008
Clay D, Farris K, McCarthy AM, et al. J Sch Nurs. 2008;24(2):95-102.
Children with chronic illnesses often must take medications while at school, often administered by school nurses. This survey of children and their parents found frequent problems with this process, but children with greater self-responsibility for their medications reported fewer errors.
