Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy
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Preventing chemotherapy errors with comprehensive medication assessment.
Preventing medication and chemotherapy errors is a priority in oncology nursing. In this article, a case is presented detailing a medication error that occurred because of inadequate assessment. Such errors still can occur despite electronic systems designed to increase medication administration safety. The authors will discuss implications for oncology nurses. AT A GLANCE: Chemotherapy errors ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.25027