Effects of working conditions on intravenous medication errors in a Japanese hospital

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 128-139

  Seki, Yukiko ^a   Yamazaki, Yoshihiko ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency; Nursing errors; Workforce issues; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSTHYMIA; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JAPAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

HUMANS; JAPAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MENTAL FATIGUE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33645150994     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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