A quality assurance study on the administration of medication by nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Raja Lope, R J ^a   Boo, N Y ^b   Rohana, J ^a   Cheah, F C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medication administration errors; Medication errors; Neonatal intensive care unit; Quality assurance; Standard operating procedure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 62649120432     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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