Identification of priorities for medication safety in neonatal intensive care

Drug Safety

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-261

  Kunac, Desirée L ^a   Reith, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; FAILURE MODE AND EFFECTS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTERS; CULTURE; DECISION TREES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG COMPOUNDING; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFUSION PUMPS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 14944345616     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00002018-200528030-00006     Document Type: Article

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