Nurses' risk without using smart pumps

JONA's Healthcare Law, Ethics, and Regulation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-20

  Harding, Andrew D ^a   Connolly, Mark W ^b   Wilkerson, Timothy O ^c  

^a Good Samaritan Medical Center   (United States)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Hse Representatives   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; LEGAL ASPECT; LEGAL LIABILITY; MALPRACTICE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATION; REVIEW; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

DRUG THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALPRACTICE; MATHEMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING CARE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; RISK; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79952167923     PISSN: 15209229     EISSN: 1539073X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NHL.0b013e31820e0eb5     Document Type: Article

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