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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 5 (2018), Article ID 5:IJNCP-286, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/286
Research Article
The Reality of Making a Medication Administration Error in Nursing Practice: Nurses Share Their Lived Experiences

Seema Lall

Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Dr. Seema Lall, Harriet Rothkopf Heilbrunn School of Nursing Long Island University (Brooklyn campus), 373, 92nd street Apt A 58, Brooklyn, New York, 11209, USA, Tel: 347-393-9240; E-mail: lall_seema@yahoo.com
04 June 2018; 19 July 2018; 21 July 2018
Lall S (2018) The Reality of Making a Medication Administration Error in Nursing Practice: Nurses Share Their Lived Experiences. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 5: 286. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2018/286

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