Application of quality assurance principles: Teaching medication error reduction skills in a "real world" environment

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-12

  Jackson, Terri L ^a  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Curriculum; Medication error; Rasch model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MOTIVATION; PHARMACY;

EID: 14644405662     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj680117     Document Type: Article

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