Who Do Hospital Physicians and Nurses Go to for Advice about Medications? A Social Network Analysis and Examination of Prescribing Error Rates

Journal of Patient Safety

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 152-159

  Creswick, Nerida ^a   Westbrook, Johanna Irene ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

hospital; information seeking behavior; interprofessional relations; medication errors; personnel; pharmacists; social network analysis

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION ERRORS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84940963453     PISSN: 15498417     EISSN: 15498425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000061     Document Type: Article

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