Guide to safe prescribing.
In this article, we examine the common errors in prescribing medications and analyze the steps clinicians can take to develop and maintain good prescribing habits. Advanced practice nurses are encouraged to develop a personal formulary by using reliable resources and to use this formulary to write error-free prescriptions.
Wong
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, and Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, 2330 Butler St., Suite 103, Dallas, TX 75235-9081, USA. mwong@mednet.swmed.edu
Rawlins
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D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic