Medication administration process assessment: Applying lessons learned from commercial aviation

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-83

  Donahue, Moreen ^a   Brown, Joseph P ^b   Fitzpatrick, Joyce J ^c  

^a DANBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Salus Network   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVIATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AVIATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 300 TO 499; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NEW ENGLAND; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 60549084346     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e318195a5e6     Document Type: Article

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