Medication administration error: magnitude and associated factors among nurses in Ethiopia
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Medication administration error: magnitude and associated factors among nurses in Ethiopia
BACKGROUND The significant impact of medication administration errors affect patients in terms of morbidity, mortality, adverse drug events, and increased length of hospital stay. It also increases costs for clinicians and healthcare systems. Due to this, assessing the magnitude and associated factors of medication administration error has a significant contribution for improving the quality of...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Nursing
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1472-6955
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-015-0099-1