Medication Reconciliation: Developing and Implementing a Program

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 503-507

  Schwarz, Mandalyn ^a   Wyskiel, Rhonda ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; DRUG THERAPY; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; BALTIMORE; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33750977273     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.09.003     Document Type: Review

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