'Why is there another person's name on my infusion bag?' Patient safety in chemotherapy care - A review of the literature

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-235

  Kullberg, Anna ^a   Larsen, Joacim ^b   Sharp, Lena ^a,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Red Cross University College   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Drug administration; Literature review; Oncology; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DRUG THERAPY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PATIENT SAFETY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84875375976     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2012.07.005     Document Type: Article

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