Interventions to reduce nurses' medication administration errors in inpatient settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 342-350

  Berdot, Sarah ^a,c   Roudot, Marjorie ^b   Schramm, Catherine ^c   Katsahian, Sandrine ^a,c   Durieux, Pierre ^a,c   Sabatier, Brigitte ^a,c  

^a HÔPITAL EUROPÉEN GEORGES POMPIDOU   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Direct observation; Medication administration errors; Meta analysis; Systematic review; Total opportunity for errors

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; META ANALYSIS; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICATION ERRORS;

EID: 84955383065     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.08.012     Document Type: Review

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