The last element of the 5 Rs -- right time -- has often been governed by the "30-minute medication rule." For as long as many nurses can remember, every hospital, unit, and nurse has passed ...

Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding often need to take prescription medications. The use of prescription medication during pregnancy and while breastfeeding has increased over the past several ...

Nursing has few universally inviolable rules. Any nurse who has worked in more than a single hospital throughout his or her career understands the extent to which nursing practice can vary from one ...