A medication safety education program to reduce the risk of harm caused by medication errors

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 176-184

  Dennison, Robin D ^a,b,c  

^a Critical Care Nursing Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; SAFETY; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548760152     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20070701-04     Document Type: Article

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