An evaluation of a collaborative, safety focused, nurse-pharmacist intervention for improving the accuracy of the medication history

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 88-94

  Henneman, Elizabeth A ^a   Tessier, Edward G ^b   Nathanson, Brian H ^c   Plotkin, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Baystate Franklin Medical Center   (United States)

^c OptiStatim LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication assessment; Medication history; Nurse pharmacist collaboration

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 84901623536     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0b013e318294890c     Document Type: Article

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