Improving patient safety by improving medication communication

Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 150-152

  Turkoski, Beatrice B ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SAFETY;

DRUG THERAPY; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 68549115580     PISSN: 07446020     EISSN: 1542538X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3181a50a84     Document Type: Article

References (5)

1. Food and Drug Administration. (2006). FDA/ISMP campaign to eliminate dangerous abbreviations. Retrieved March 1, 2009, from http://www.fda.gov/bbs/ topics/ NEWS/2006/NEW01390.html
2. Food and Drug Administration. (2008). Medication errors: Name differentiation project. Retrieved March 1, 2009, from http://www.fda.gov/cder/ drug/MedErrors/nameDiff. htm
3. Institute for Safe Medication Practices. (2007). ISMP's list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols, and dose designations. Retrieved February 20, 2009, from http://ismp. org/tools/errorproneabbreviations.pdf.
4. The Joint Commission. (2005). Official "Do Not Use"list. Retrieved February 20, 2009, from http://www. jointcommission.org/PatientSafety/ DoNotUseList/
5. Turkoski, B., Lance, B., & Bonfiglio, M. (2008). Drug information handbook for advanced practice nursing (9th ed.). Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp.