Medication administration via enteral tubes: A survey of nurses' practices

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2586-2592

  Phillips, Nicole Margaret ^a,c   Endacott, Ruth ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteral medication administration; Nurse; Patient safety; Questionnaire survey

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSCULTATION; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PH; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AUSCULTATION; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; DATA COLLECTION; DOSAGE FORMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 81955168099     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05688.x     Document Type: Article

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