Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1027-1034

  Westbrook, Johanna I ^a   Rob, Marilyn I ^a   Woods, Amanda ^a   Parry, Dave ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; IRON; NARCOTIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL; STEROID;

ARTICLE; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 82655174025     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000089     Document Type: Article

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