Medication Safety in Home Infusion Care

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 311-318

  Wilder, Gloria Lee ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; HEPARIN; INSULIN; INSULIN GLARGINE; OPIATE AGONIST; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; VINCRISTINE;

DRUG SAFETY; ERROR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFUSION; INFUSION PUMP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; ACCREDITATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; UNITED STATES;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HOME INFUSION THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141940771     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200309000-00007     Document Type: Review

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