Nurses' knowledge of high-alert medications: Instrument development and validation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 177-190

  Hsaio, Ghi Yin ^a   Chen, I Ju ^b   Yu, Shu ^b   Wei, Ien Lan ^b   Fang, Yu Yuan ^c   Tang, Fu In ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Errors; High alert medications; Instrument development; Instrument validation; Knowledge; Nurses

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MORTALITY; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72249087111     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05164.x     Document Type: Article

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