Analysis of infusion pump error logs and their significance for health care

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Lee, Paul T ^a   Thompson, Frankie ^b   Thimbleby, Harold ^c  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Error log; Incident analysis; Infusion pump alarm

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING STAFF; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL ALARMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84862269397     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2012.21.sup5.s12     Document Type: Article

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