Comparison of Hospital Admission Medication Lists With Primary Care Physician and Outpatient Pharmacy Lists

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-300

  Balon, Jennifer ^a   Thomas, Stephanie A ^b  

^a Memorial Medical Center   (United States)

^b Family Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT; PHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICAL RECORDS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACIES; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80052266270     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2011.01409.x     Document Type: Article

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