Role of registered nurses in error prevention, discovery and correction

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-121

  Rogers, A E ^a,d   Dean, G E ^b   Hwang, W T ^a   Scott, L D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149112920     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.022699     Document Type: Article

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