Survey of medication administration policies within schools in Sheffield

Journal of Child Health Care

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 110-121

  Chakraborty, Rashmi N ^a   Hamer, David J ^b  

^a Sheffield and North Trent Psychiatry Rotation   (United Kingdom)

^b North Child and Family Therapy Team   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration; Medication; Policies; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

CHILD; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG THERAPY; ENGLAND; FACULTY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PARENTS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOL NURSING; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 21844434957     PISSN: 13674935     EISSN: 17412889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367493505051401     Document Type: Article

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