An observational study of medication administration errors in old-age psychiatric inpatients

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 210-216

  Haw, Camilla ^a   Stubbs, Jean ^a   Dickens, Geoff ^a  

^a ST ANDREW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Administration; Adverse drug events; Elderly; Medication errors; Mental health; Observation; Psychiatry

Indexed keywords

AMINOPHYLLINE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBIDOPA PLUS LEVODOPA; DIGOXIN; ESOMEPRAZOLE; INSULIN; LACTULOSE; LANSOPRAZOLE; OLANZAPINE; PERICIAZINE; PROPRANOLOL; QUETIAPINE; TRAZODONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM; WARD;

AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547882065     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzm019     Document Type: Article

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