Improving medication administration systems: An evaluation study

Canadian Nurse

Volumn 102, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 35-39

  Bennett, Jocelyn ^a   Harper Femson, Lee Anne ^b   Tone, Jody ^a   Rajmohamed, Yasmin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medication systems; Patient safety; Quality of nursing work life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST SAVINGS; DRUG THERAPY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHARMACISTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750402196     PISSN: 00084581     EISSN: 14925494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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