Medication administration technologies and patient safety: A mixed-method systematic review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2080-2095

  Wulff, Kelly ^a,b,c   Cummings, Greta G ^b   Marck, Patricia ^b   Yurtseven, Ozden ^b  

^a Capital Health Edmonton   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medication administration technologies; Mixed methods; Nursing; Patient safety; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSING RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 80052528864     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05676.x     Document Type: Review

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