Errors in preparation and administration of insulin in two urban Vietnamese hospitals: An observational study

Nursing Research

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 68-72

  Nguyen, Huong Thao ^a,b   Nguyen, Tuan Dung ^a   Haaijer Ruskamp, Flora M ^c   Taxis, Katja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY   (Viet Nam)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

diabetes mellitus; insulin; medication errors; nursing care; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

INSULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; VIET NAM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INSULIN; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; VIETNAM;

EID: 84891532827     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: 15389847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0000000000000010     Document Type: Article

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