Rate, causes and reporting of medication errors in Jordan: Nurses' perspectives

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 659-670

  Mrayyan, Majd T ^a   Shishani, Kawkab ^a   Al Faouri, Ibrahim ^a  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Jordan; Medication errors; Nursing; Rate; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG LABELING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAUSALITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG LABELING; EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE; EMPLOYMENT; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, PRIVATE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 34547816184     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00724.x     Document Type: Article

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