Exploring risk and ease of use for insulin delivery by nurses

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 199-201

  Sheldon, Katharine A ^a   Seoane Vazquez, Enrique ^b   Szeinbach, Sheryl L ^b   Tubbs, Crystal ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SAFETY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSE PRACTICE ACT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYRINGE; VALIDITY;

DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INJECTIONS; INSULIN; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL;

EID: 77149137990     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2009.01131.x     Document Type: Letter

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