Pump away high-risk infusion errors

Nursing Management

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 40-44

  Jacobs, Barbara ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICATION ERROR; UNITED STATES;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES;

EID: 33644877988     PISSN: 07446314     EISSN: 15388670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006247-200512000-00010     Document Type: Article

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