Antecedents of severe and nonsevere medication errors

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-78

  Chang, Yun Kyung ^a   Mark, Barbara A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonsevere medication errors; Nurses' education and experience; Severe medication errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549150830     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01253.x     Document Type: Article

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