Information technology and patient safety in nursing practice: An international perspective

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 73, Issue 7-8, 2004, Pages 607-614

  Van De Castle, Barbara ^a   Kim, Jeongeun ^b   Pedreira, Mavilde L G ^c   Paiva, Abel ^d   Goossen, William ^e,f   Bates, David W ^g  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto   (Portugal)

^e Acquest Research and Development   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^g BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Medication errors; Nursing care; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; NURSING;

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS; PATIENT SAFETY;

PATIENT MONITORING;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CURRICULUM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT RIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SAFETY; TRUST;

HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INPATIENTS; INTERNATIONALITY; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING CARE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3042747537     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.04.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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