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Evaluating medication errors.

M D Cobb
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What is appropriate disciplinary action for medication errors? Believing the severity of the error is a critical factor in determining disciplinary actions, we developed a tool to assess medication error severity. The El Dorado Medication Error Tool (EDMET) is objective and simple to use. It ensures objectivity, fairness, and clarity of expectations for the staff nurse and ensures consistency of scoring medication errors and disciplinary actions among nurse administrators.

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M D Cobb. 1986. Evaluating medication errors.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10278983/

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