Use of colour-coded labels for intravenous high-risk medications and lines to improve patient safety

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-509

  Porat, Nunit ^a   Bitan, Y ^a,b   Shefi, D ^a   Donchin, Y ^a   Rozenbaum, H ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL BED; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISRAEL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT SAFETY; SIMULATION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

COLOR; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 73349092729     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2007.025726     Document Type: Article

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