Assisted Living Nursing Practice: Medication Management: Part 2 Supervision and Monitoring of Medication Administration by Unlicensed Assistive Personnel

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 153-160

  Mitty, Ethel ^a   Flores, Sandi ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALPRACTICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT RIGHT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; LICENSURE, NURSING; MALPRACTICE; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT RIGHTS; PERSONNEL DELEGATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249875711     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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