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Medication Errors: Will Punitive Measures Help to Decrease the Occurrence? A Case Study | Synapse

August 1, 2013Open Access

Medication Errors: Will Punitive Measures Help to Decrease the Occurrence? A Case Study

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This article is a case study of medication errors in a psychiatric hospital in the Midwestern region of the United States. A survey was conducted among nursing staff regarding the likelihood of reporting medication errors. A few case scenarios were presented for discussion. Measures to improve safety of medication administration were proposed.

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Irene J. Su (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1c4a8c00ee29383e9dbd5d https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.13189/nh.2013.010201

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