Strategies to promote safe medication administration in assisted living settings

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 161-170

  Young, Heather M ^a   Sikma, Suzanne K ^b   Reinhard, Susan C ^c   McCormick, Wayne C ^d   Cartwright, Juliana C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^c Center to Champion Nursing in America   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY;

HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY;

EID: 84884294590     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20130122-01     Document Type: Article

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