"Smart" infusion pumps and the clinical nurse specialist

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 117-118

  Riddell, Barbara ^a,b  

^a Bloomington Hospital   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE'S ROLE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745803495     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002800-200605000-00005     Document Type: Short Survey

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