Medication errors: Perspectives of newly graduated and experienced nurses

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-324

  Unver, Vesile ^a   Tastan, Sevinc ^a   Akbayrak, Nalan ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Causes; Medication errors; Newly graduated and experienced nurse; Reporting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NURSES; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864379248     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02052.x     Document Type: Article

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