Compliance with intended use of bar code medication administration in acute and long-term care: An observational study

Human Factors

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-22

  Patterson, Emily S ^a,b,d   Rogers, Michelle L ^a,d   Chapman, Roger J ^b,e   Render, Marta L ^c,d,f  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^d Veterans Administration Getting at Patient Safety (GAPS) Center   (United States)

^e CHI SYSTEMS INC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAR CODE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION (BCMA); MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION INFORMATION;

HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; NURSING; QUALITY CONTROL; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

BAR CODES;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHNOGRAPHIC RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; OBSERVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 33646355689     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1518/001872006776412234     Document Type: Article

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