Characterising the complexity of medication safety using a human factors approach: An observational study in two intensive care units

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-65

  Carayon, Pascale ^a   Wetterneck, Tosha B ^a,b   Cartmill, Randi ^a   Blosky, Mary Ann ^c   Brown, Roger ^d   Kim, Robert ^e   Kukreja, Sandeep ^f   Johnson, Mark ^a,b   Paris, Bonnie ^g   Wood, Kenneth E ^c   Walker, James ^h  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e Oregon Pulmonary   (United States)

^f Franciscan St Francis Health   (United States)

^g Quality Quest for Health of Illinois   (United States)

^h Siemens Healthcare   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ORDER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; THERAPY DELAY;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMAN FACTORS; MEDICATION SAFETY;

CLINICAL AUDIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NEW ENGLAND; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892746511     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-001828     Document Type: Article

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