No-blame medication administration error reporting by nursing staff at a teaching hospital in Australia

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 67-71

  McNally, Karen M ^a   Sunderland, V Bruce ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0031689885     PISSN: 09617671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7174.1998.tb00918.x     Document Type: Article

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