When the 5 rights go wrong: Medication errors from the nursing perspective

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 240-247

  Jones, Jackie H ^a   Treiber, Linda ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Administration errors; Medication errors; Nurses' perspective; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77953249628     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e3181d5b948     Document Type: Article

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