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Safety in Practice

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This chapter in divided into four sections: manual handling, control of infection, basic food hygiene and the administration of medications.

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  1. Fran Boxall
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  2. Somduth Parboteeah
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. NHS Executive, UK

    Richard Hogston MSc(Nurs), PGDipEd, BA(Hons), RN (Nursing Officer for Education and Training) (Nursing Officer for Education and Training)

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© 1999 Fran Boxall and Somduth Parboteeah

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Boxall, F., Parboteeah, S. (1999). Safety in Practice. In: Hogston, R., Simpson, P.M. (eds) Foundations of Nursing Practice. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14608-6_3

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