Medication administration time study (mats): Nursing staff performance of medication administration

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 204-210

  Elganzouri, Erika Sharpnack ^a,b,c,d   Standish, Cynthia A ^b,c,d   Androwich, Ida ^a,d,e  

^a Operations Coordinator ^*

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Education Department   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 66149102796     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e3181a23d6d     Document Type: Article

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