title: Medication error-related issues in nursing practice.
abstract: Professional nurses are more exposed to civil claims for negligence than in the past. Issues related to medication errors, and strategies to decrease them, are addressed.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Huey-Ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Tzeng
authors.forename: Chang-Yi
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D061214:Patient Safety; D011361:Professional Competence; D013597:Systems Analysis