A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-66

  McBride Henry, Karen ^a   Foureur, Maralyn ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Focus groups; Medication administration; Narrative; Nursing; Patient safety; Quality improvement; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ACUTE DISEASE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; SAFETY;

EID: 34548303879     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04378.x     Document Type: Article

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