Nurse delegation of medication administration for older adults in assisted living

Nursing Outlook

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 74-80

  Reinhard, Susan C ^a   Young, Heather M ^a   Kane, Rosalie A ^a   Quinn, Winifred V ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CERTIFICATION; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DRUG THERAPY; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; SPECIALTY BOARDS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645905435     PISSN: 00296554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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