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Improving care through a medication administration process action team.

M M Donnells·B J McDonald·J M Trimble
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The article discusses the use of a process action team to improve the medication administration system. The interdisciplinary team suggests alternatives after reviewing current practice, systems, and procedures. After suggested alternatives are applied, the medication dispensing and administration system improves and enhances the delivery of medications to patients. This opportunity to improve care explains the use of the process action team in patient care system improvement.

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Hospitals, VeteransInterprofessional RelationsMedication Systems, HospitalNursing Service, HospitalOutcome and Process Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamPharmacy Service, HospitalResearch DesignVirginiaJournal Article

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M M Donnells, B J McDonald, J M Trimble. 1995. Improving care through a medication administration process action team.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7606025/

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