Impact of an interactive online nursing educational module on insulin errors in hospitalized pediatric patients

Diabetes Care

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1744-1746

  Sullivan, Mary M ^a   O'Brien, Colette R ^a   Gitelman, Stephen E ^a   Shapiro, Susan E ^a   Rushakoff, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING EDUCATION; ONLINE SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PEDIATRIC NURSING;

EID: 77958189028     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 19355548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc10-0031     Document Type: Article

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