Perceptions about medication errors: Analysis of answers by the nursing team;Percepciones acerca de los errores de medicación: Análisis de respuestas del grupo de enfermería

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-892

  Bohomol, Elena ^a   Ramos, Lais Helena ^b  

^a Sao Camilo University Center   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Nursing; Precipitating factors; Quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING, TEAM; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33846902533     PISSN: 01041169     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-11692006000600009     Document Type: Article

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