Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses
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Medical-surgical nurses are challenged to reduce and eliminate medication errors. They use technologic innovations aimed at error prevention, yet medication errors persist. The importance of improved decision making through computerized systems in the prevention of medication errors is emphasized.
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Comparative Study
Nurse-physician collaboration: a comparison of the attitudes of nurses and physicians in the medical-surgical patient care setting.
Past literature reveals the multiple dimensions of the nurse-physician relationship. The current study was conducted within medical-surgical units of a major medical center in the South to determine attitudes of nurses and physicians regarding their collaboration.