(How) do we learn from errors? A prospective study of the link between the ward's learning practices and medication administration errors

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 448-457

  Drach Zahavy, A ^a   Somech, A ^a   Admi, H ^b   Peterfreund, I ^c   Peker, H ^d   Priente, O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d CARMEL MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e Naharia Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Learning; Management; Medication administration; Medication administration errors; Nurses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEARNING; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

LEARNING; MANAGEMENT; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS; NURSES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894258565     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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