Interruptions and medication errors: Part i

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 281-285

  Flanders, Sonya ^a   Clark, Angela P ^b  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION; DRUG THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSE CLINICIANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958528668     PISSN: 08876274     EISSN: 15389782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NUR.0b013e3181faf78b     Document Type: Article

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