Parenteral Drug Administration Errors by Nursing Staff on an Acute Medical Admissions Ward During Day Duty
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drug Safety
- Vol. 24 (11) , 855-862
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00002018-200124110-00006
Abstract
Background:Parenteral therapy is a route of administration for drugs which are poorly absorbed via the oral route and it can provide a rapid response during an emergency. However, poorly prepared...Keywords
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