Nurses' perceptions of causes of medication errors and barriers to reporting

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-33

  Ulanimo, Virginia M ^a   O'Leary Kelley, Colleen ^b   Connolly, Phyllis M ^b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Information technology; Medication administration; Medication errors; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845372399     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001786-200701000-00007     Document Type: Article

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