Paediatric nurses' adherence to the double-checking process during medication administration in a children's hospital: An observational study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1404-1413

  Alsulami, Zayed ^a   Choonara, Imti ^a   Conroy, Sharon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Double checking; Medication administration errors; Nursing; Paediatric hospital; Preparation errors

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DOSE CALCULATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG DOSAGE CALCULATIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY AS TOPIC; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84898891088     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12303     Document Type: Article

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