The impact of type of manual medication cart filling method on the frequency of medication administration errors: A prospective before and after study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 791-797

  Schimmel, Anneliene M ^a   Becker, Matthijs L ^b   van den Bout, Tilly ^b   Taxis, Katja ^c   Van den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^b,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drug distribution system; Manual medication cart filling method; Medication administration error; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79959521160     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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