Causes of intravenous medication errors - Observation of nurses in a German hospital

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 132-138

  Taxis, Katja ^a,b,c   Barber, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human error theory; Intravenous therapy; Medication errors

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; DRUG INFUSION; GERMANY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 2942737099     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-004-0019-4     Document Type: Article

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