The effect of a clinical pharmacistled training programme on intravenous medication errors: A controlled before and after study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 319-324

  Nguyen, Huong Thao ^a,b   Pham, Hong Tham ^a   Vo, Dang Khoa ^a   Nguyen, Tuan Dung ^a   Van Den Heuvel, Edwin R ^c   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

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STAFF TRAINING; VIET NAM; ADVERSE EFFECTS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 84896501665     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2013-002357     Document Type: Article

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