Reducing preventable medication safety events by recognizing renal risk

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-78

  Fields, Willa ^a   Tedeschi, Christine ^b   Foltz, Justine ^c   Myers, Terry ^b   Heaney, Karen ^b   Bosak, Kelly ^d   Rizos, Albert ^b   Snyder, Rita ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHARP HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c SHARP MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical nurse specialist; Medication errors; Renal insufficiency

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 48449086158     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000311795.69476.2f     Document Type: Article

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