Signposting the causes of medication errors

International Nursing Review

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 45-46

  Jordan, Sue ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health service management; Management; Patient safety; Pharmacology; Risk; Workforce issues

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NOTE; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; WORKPLACE;

BENCHMARKING; CHECKLIST; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79551475496     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2010.00867.x     Document Type: Note

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