The factors associated with medication errors in adult medical and surgical inpatients: A direct observation approach with medication record reviews

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 297-306

  Härkänen, Marja ^a,b   Ahonen, Jouni ^c   Kervinen, Marjo ^c   Turunen, Hannele ^a,c   Vehviläinen Julkunen, Katri ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Finnish Doctoral Programme in Nursing Science   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Hospital; Medication errors; Nurses; Observation; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOCUMENTATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928881491     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12163     Document Type: Article

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