An exploration of pediatric nurses' compliance with a medication checking and administration protocol

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 136-146

  Gill, Fenella ^a,b   Corkish, Victoria ^a   Robertson, Jeanette ^a,c   Samson, Janet ^a   Simmons, Brenda ^a   Stewart, Dianne ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c WA Centre for Informed Health Care   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compliance; Drug; Error; Medication; Nursing; Policy; Protocol

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859245098     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00331.x     Document Type: Article

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