Exploring the concept of medication discrepancy within the context of patient safety to improve population health

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 338-350

  Murphy, Catherine R ^a   Corbett, Cynthia L ^b   Setter, Stephen M ^b   Dupler, Alice ^b  

^a Pullman Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication discrepancy; Medication error; Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Patient adherence; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SAFETY; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 73849087299     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANS.0b013e3181beafba     Document Type: Article

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