Taking another look at independent double checks

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 631-632

  Paparella, Susan F ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY NURSING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84887174050     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2013.08.013     Document Type: Article

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