Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 2 , Pages 74-80 , March 2006

Nurse delegation of medication administration for older adults in assisted living

  • Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Susan C. Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 317 George Street, Suite 400, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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  • Heather M. Young, PhD, GNP, FAAN
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  • Rosalie A. Kane, PhD
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  • Winifred V. Quinn, MA

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PII: S0029-6554(05)00140-5

doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2005.05.008

Nursing Outlook
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