Factors influencing the supervision of nursing students administering medication: The registered nurse perspective

Collegian

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 139-146

  Reid Searl, Kerry ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Clinical education; Communication; Medication administration; Nursing students; Registered nurses; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; SAFETY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUEENSLAND; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 82855161422     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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