The impact of hospital pharmacist and technician teams on medication-process quality and nurse satisfaction

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1169-1176

  Weber, Robert J ^a,b   Skledar, Susan J ^a,b   Sirianni, Carol R ^b   Frank, Susan ^b   Yourich, Bryan ^b   Martinelli, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decentralized pharmacy services; Pharmaceutical care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORK;

EID: 10344231459     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870403901207     Document Type: Article

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