Standardizing IV Infusion Medication Concentrations to Reduce Variability in Medication Errors

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 515-521

  Bullock, Janna ^a   Jordan, Deovina ^a   Gawlinski, Anna ^b   Henneman, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a MATTEL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DRUG THERAPY; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750967632     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.08.008     Document Type: Review

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