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Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 5-11 , 2006

Documentation of medication management by graduate nurses in patient progress notes: A way forward for patient safety

  • Robyn Aitken, RN, BEd, Med

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Victoria
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Manias, RN, CertCritCare, BPharm, MPharm, MNStud, PhD FRCNA

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Victoria
    • Corresponding Author InformationDr Elizabeth Manias
    • ,
  • Trcisha Dunning, AM, RN, MEd, PhD FRCNA

      Affiliations

    • Endocrinology and Diabetes Nursing Research Unit, St. Vincent's Hospital and School of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Victoria

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doi: 10.1016/S1322-7696(08)60533-8

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