An overview of intravenous-related medication administration errors as reported to MEDMARX®, a national medication error-reporting program

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-27

  Hicks, Rodney W ^a,b   Becker, Shawn C ^a,c  

^a UNITED STATES PHARMACOPEIA   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c American Nurses Association   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG MONITORING; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING PRACTICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATHEMATICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DRUG;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CAUSALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PREVALENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645749695     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129804-200601000-00005     Document Type: Article

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