Medication errors reported in a pediatric intensive care unit for oncologic patients

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 393-400

  Belela, Aline S C ^a   Peterlini, Maria Angélica S ^a   Pedreira, Mavilde L G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Intensive care units; Medication errors; Pediatric nursing; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; BRAZIL; CHILD; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 80052202764     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: 15389804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCC.0b013e3182064a6a     Document Type: Article

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