Clinical inference by nursing students and experienced nurses concerning harmful outcomes occurring after medication errors: A comparative study

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 322-329

  Wolf, Zane Robinson ^a   Ambrose, Marguerite S ^a   Dreher, Heyward Michael ^a  

^a LA SALLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical inference; Harmful outcomes; Medication error

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING EDUCATION;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0030238729     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S8755-7223(96)80012-3     Document Type: Article

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