Supervising nursing students administering medication: A perspective from registered nurses

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 13-14, 2012, Pages 1998-2005

  Reid Searl, Kerry ^a   Happell, Brenda ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medication administration; Nursing education; Nursing students; Patient safety; Supervision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE; NURSING; NURSING STUDENT;

FOCUS GROUPS; NURSES; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 84862190678     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03976.x     Document Type: Article

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