Repeat medication errors in nursing homes: Contributing factors and their association with patient harm

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-270

  Crespin, Daniel J ^a   Modi, Anuja V ^b   Wei, David ^c   Williams, Charlotte E ^d   Greene, Sandra B ^a,d   Pierson, Stephanie ^d   Hansen, Richard A ^c  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c University of North Carolina   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication errors; Nursing homes; Patient safety; Repeat errors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; AGE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

DRUG;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORTH CAROLINA; NURSING HOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 77955484905     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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