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Review
. 1999;13(45):49-54; quiz 55.
doi: 10.7748/en1999.11.7.7.33.c1303.

Antibiotic therapy

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Antibiotic therapy

S Jordan et al. Nurs Stand. 1999.

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The nurse's role in the administration of antibiotics involves more than just giving medication to patients. Sue Jordan and Mike Tait describe how antibiotics work, their side effects, and the important aspects of nursing care for patients on these powerful drugs.

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