Reduce the risks of high-alert drugs

Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 49-56

  Cohen, Hedy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG INFORMATION SERVICES; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548305001     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000287726.78164.af     Document Type: Review

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