Color coded medication safety system reduces community pediatric emergency nursing medication errors

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-85

  Feleke, Rehema ^a   Kalynych, Colleen J ^b   Lundblom, Bonnie ^a   Wears, Robert ^b   Luten, Robert ^a   Kling, Donna ^c  

^a Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WOLFSON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Color coded system; Medication administration; Medication safety; Pediatric emergencies; Pediatric emergency medicine; Pediatric nursing errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

CHILD; COLOR; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 68549112989     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181a647ab     Document Type: Article

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