Types, prevalence, and potential clinical significance of medication administration errors in assisted living

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1199-1205

  Young, Heather M ^a   Gray, Shelly L ^b   McCormick, Wayne C ^c   Sikma, Suzanne K ^d   Reinhard, Susan ^e   Johnson Trippett, Linda ^d   Christlieb, Carol ^a   Allen, Tiffany ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^e AARP   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Medication administration; Medication errors; Quality; Unlicensed assistive personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 48449104769     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01754.x     Document Type: Article

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