Collegian
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 93-101 , August 2008

Defining the scope of practice of enrolled nurses in medication administration in Australia: A review of the legislation

  • Beryl McEwan, RN, RM, GradCert BS, MN, MRCNA

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Education, Health and Science, Charles Darwin University, Darwin NT 0810, Australia. Tel.: +61 8 8946 6281; fax: +61 8 8946 6151.

Received 3 October 2006 ,Revised 3 July 2007 ,Accepted 10 December 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.colegn.2007.12.001

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