The Confusion Between Intravenous Sodium Chloride and Potassium Chloride: A Potential Application for a Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Nursing Education to Minimize Medication Errors

Sodium chloride and potassium chloride are two metal halides easily distinguishable by chemistry students.  Nevertheless, it has been shown that the confusion between sodium chloride and potassium chloride is the underlaying cause of serious medical mistakes that may potentially culminate with the...

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Main Author: Luca D'Ottone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul 2022-07-01
Series:Orbital: The Electronic Journal of Chemistry
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufms.br/index.php/orbital/article/view/16222