New barcode checks help reduce drug round errors in care homes

Nursing Management

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Wild, Deidre ^a   Szczepura, Ala ^b   Nelson, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barcode; Medication management; Nursing home; Residential home

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING STAFF; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; ENGLAND; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING STAFF; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 84856395846     PISSN: 13545760     EISSN: 20478976     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.7748/nm2011.09.18.5.26.c8671     Document Type: Article

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