Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Cumbler, Ethan ^a   Wald, Heidi ^a   Kutner, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical error; Medication reconciliation; Patient education; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; ELECTROLYTE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORADO; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149083891     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.566     Document Type: Article

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