A team approach to identify and manage risk in infusion therapy

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Lee, Paul ^a  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equipment replacement; Infusion pumps; Risk management; Safety features; Standardization

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958020357     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2010.19.sup1.47080     Document Type: Article

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