Medication administration: The implementation process of bar-coding for medication administration to enhance medication safety

Nursing Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 207-210

  Foote, Sylvestor O ^a   Coleman, John R ^b  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48049083099     PISSN: 07461739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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