title: Principles for the correct administration of medicines: 1.
abstract: Heather was drawing up antibiotics which were to be given intravenously to a patient suffering from a severe chest infection. She had to mix the antibiotic with a saline solution and then administer it to the patient. She had a lot of patients to care for and failed to notice that the expiry date on the antibiotic had passed. The patient subsequently suffered harm. Is Heather to blame?
authors.affiliation: University of Glamorgan.
authors.forename: Bridgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dimond
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations