Detection and prevention of medication errors using real-time bedside nurse charting

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 390-397

  Nelson, Nancy C ^a   Evans, R Scott ^a   Samore, Matthew H ^a   Gardner, Reed M ^a  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ERROR; NURSE; STAFF TRAINING;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 21544456670     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M1692     Document Type: Article

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