A multi-disciplinary approach to medication safety and the implication for nursing education and practice

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-190

  Adhikari, Radha ^a   Tocher, Jennifer ^a   Smith, Pam ^a   Corcoran, Janet ^b   MacArthur, Juliet ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medication management; Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84891343697     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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