Medication error reporting: A survey of nursing staff

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 42-48

  Antonow, Juli A ^b   Smith, Anne B ^b   Silver, Michael P ^a  

^a HEALTHINSIGHT   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Incident reports; Medication errors; Pediatrics; Survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0034294742     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200010000-00006     Document Type: Review

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