Allowing the patients to sleep: Flexible medication times in an acute hospital

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 75-80

  Jarman, Heather ^a   Jacobs, Elly ^b   Walter, Ruth ^b   Witney, Cynthia ^b   Zielinski, Valerie ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute; Administer; Hospital; Medication; Time

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; SLEEP; TIME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036549569     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2002.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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