Patient self-medication - A change in hospital practice

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 962-970

  Grantham, Glennice ^a   McMillan, Virginia ^a   Dunn, Sandra V ^b   Gassner, Lee Anne ^a,b   Woodcock, Peta ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Medication error; Patient education; Self care; Self management; Self medication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SELF-CARE UNITS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33745918913     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01398.x     Document Type: Article

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