[Medication: ethical and legal aspects for nursing].

Rev Bras Enferm

Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.

Published: July 2009

This article treats of the duties and responsibilities of nursing staff concerning medication process. From a survey about the valid legislation, the authors made considerations about the legal implications to the nursing staff, especially related to the assistance quality detours involving the medication process, as well as the contradictions in law that restrict the information access about medication to these professionals.

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