Top 10 Lists-Medications Associated with Adverse Events and Medications Involved with Errors

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 276-279

  Lefkovitz, Allen ^a   Zarowitz, Barbara ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACOPOEIAS AS TOPIC; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34848916441     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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