Nurses' clinical reasoning: Processes and practices of medication safety

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-16

  Dickson, Geri L ^a   Flynn, Linda ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

grounded theory; health care; medication; nursing; quality of care; safety, patient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 83455258697     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732311420448     Document Type: Article

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