A Performance Improvement Plan to Increase Nurse Adherence to Use of Medication Safety Software

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-382

  Gavriloff, Carrie ^a  

^a AKRON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Intravenous medications; Medication safety software; Pediatrics; Performance improvement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFUSION PUMP; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

COMMUNICATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFUSION PUMPS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84862510464     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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