Labeling solutions and medications in sterile procedural settings

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 276-282

  Sheridan, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a Marion General Hospital   (United States)

^b Clinical Advisory Board   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MORTALITY; PACKAGING; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS DATA MONITORING COMMITTEES; EPINEPHRINE; FLORIDA; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OHIO; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRODUCT LABELING; SOLUTIONS; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33750629551     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(06)32036-3     Document Type: Article

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3. AORN: Safe Medication Administration Tool Kit. http://www.aorn.org/ toolkit/safemed/ (last accessed Mar. 27, 2006).
4. Haas D.: Sentinel events. In memory of Ben: A case study. Joint Commission Perspectives 17: 12-15, May-Jun. 1997.
5. Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: 2006 Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals: The, Official Handbook. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources, 2005.