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Prescribing competence of junior doctors: does it add up?
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- Published on: 22 March 2016
- Published on: 22 March 2016Paediatric Medication SafetyShow More
Sir,
This paper reports on an intervention within postgraduate training aimed at improving paediatric prescribing.1 It is commendable that marked improvement in competence has been achieved, but the finding that one in four trainees made a prescribing error must remain a concern for patient safety.
At Queens University Belfast, nursing students are examined in drug and fluid calculations and must ac...
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