Adherence to a medication safety protocol: Current practice for labeling medications and solutions on the sterile field

AORN Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 610-617

  Brown Brumfield, Diana ^a   DeLeon, Agripina ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication labeling; Medication safety protocol; Perioperative errors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DRUG LABELING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

BENCHMARKING; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DRUG LABELING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OHIO; OPERATING ROOM NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOLUTIONS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77954858321     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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