Scanning for safety: An integrated approach to improved bar-code medication administration

CIN - Computers Informatics Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 157-164

  Early, Cynde ^a   Riha, Chris ^b   Martin, Jennifer ^a   Lowdon, Karen W ^a   Harvey, Ellen M ^a  

^a CARILION CLINIC   (United States)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bar code; BCMA; Medication administration; Medication safety; Scanning compliance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ETHICS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ETHICS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 79954934999     PISSN: 15382931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCN.0b013e3181fc416d     Document Type: Article

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