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Nursing 101: Unit X: MEDICATION

A guide to resources in Nursing

UNIT X: MEDICATION

Bilyeu, K., Gumm, C., Fitzgerald, J., et al. (2011). Cultivating quality: reducing the use of potentially inappropriate medications in older adults. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 111, 47-52. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000393060.94063.15

Federwisch, M, Ramos, H., , Adams, S., et al. (2014). The sterile cockpit: An effective approach to reducing medication errors?. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 114, 47,55. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000443777.80999.5c

Grace, P. (2006). The clinical use of placebos: is it ethical? Not when it involves deceiving patients. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 106(2), 58-61.

Manno, M., & Hayes, D. (2006). Best-practice interventions: how medication reconciliation saves lives. Nursing, 36(3), 63-64.

Manno, M. (2006). Preventing adverse drug events. Nursing, 36(3), 56-62.

Molony, S. (2009). How to try this: monitoring medication use in older adults. AJN, American Journal of Nursing, 109, 68-78. doi:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000344046.42145.9d

Medication Errors
Hayes, C., Jackson, D., Davidson, P. M. and Power, T. (2015), Medication errors in hospitals: a literature review of disruptions to nursing practice during medication administration. Journal of Clinical Nursing. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12944

Online Articles

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