An intravenous medication safety system: Preventing high-risk medication errors at the point of care

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 437-439

  Hatcher, Irene ^a   Sullivan, Mark ^a   Hutchinson, James ^a   Thurman, Susan ^a   Gaffney, F Andrew ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DRUG MONITORING; ERROR; HARM REDUCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SAFETY; SEDATION; TITRIMETRY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIBRARIES, DIGITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE VALIDATION; TENNESSEE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 6344245796     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200410000-00001     Document Type: Article

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