Involving intensive care unit nurses in a proactive risk assessment of the medication management process

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 376-384

  Faye, Hèlène ^a,b   Rivera Rodrigue, A Joy ^a   Karsh, Ben Tzion ^c   Hundt, Ann Schoofs ^c   Baker, Christine ^d   Carayon, Pascale ^c  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^c Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77957731415     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(10)36056-9     Document Type: Article

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