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• Abuse or Boundary Violations. • Impairment/Diversion and Fraud. • Practice Errors with Medications being the most common. – Not questioning or clarifying unclear orders – Decimal point/math errors – Omission of medication/not reporting abnormal labs – Not reporting changes…

8 Tips for Social Networking for Nurses

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