Medication administration errors in assisted living: Scope, characteristics, and the importance of staff training

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1060-1068

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a,b   Love, Karen ^c   Sloane, Philip D ^a,d   Cohen, Lauren W ^a   Reed, David ^a   Carder, Paula C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b School of Social Work   (United States)

^c Center for Excellent in Assisted Living (CEAL)   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

medication aides; nurses; policy; residential care; self administration

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICAL NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FACILITY REGULATION AND CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; SOUTH CAROLINA; TENNESSEE;

EID: 79958838429     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03430.x     Document Type: Review

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