Reducing medication errors: Development of a new model of drug administration for enhancing safe nursing practice

Asian Journal of Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Leung, Sau Fong ^a   Chong, Samantha Yuen Chun ^b   Arthur, David G ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Baptist Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Drug; Drug administration schedule; Drug labelling; Hospital; Medication errors; Medication systems; Prescriptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549029179     PISSN: 18186270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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