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Nurses’ perceptions of medication errors in Malta

21 April 2010

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Aim To identify Maltese nurses’ perceptions of medication errors, including factors that may contribute to errors, barriers to reporting them and possible preventive...

Saying sorry: the legal implications

02 March 2011

Paediatric Nursing

General

Anecdotal evidence suggests that nurses believe they should not say sorry when an adverse event or act of negligence has occurred in case they are sued or reported...

Best practice in record-keeping

09 January 2007

Nursing Standard

Learning zone - continuing professional development

Accurate record-keeping is integral to professional practice. This article provides an overview of the importance of good record-keeping in nursing practice.

Swallowing difficulties protocol: medication administration

18 December 2002

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

Following his research (Wright 2002), David Wright developed this protocol for nurses to use when administering medication to patients who have swallowing...

Clinical negigence and patient compensation

02 March 2005

Nursing Standard

Art & Science

This article reviews the aims and purposes of the tort system in clinical negligence and outlines the main criticisms of the way the system provides compensation to...

Best practice in record-keeping

03 January 2007

Nursing Standard

CPD

Accurate record-keeping is integral to professional practice. This article provides an overview of the importance of good record-keeping in nursing practice.