Complexities of medicines safety: Communicating about managing medicines at transition points of care across emergency departments and medical wards

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 69-80

  Manias, Elizabeth ^a,b,c   Gerdtz, Marie ^c,d   Williams, Allison ^e   Dooley, Michael ^e  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Family; Interprofessional care; Medicines management; Nurses; Patient; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITIONAL CARE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRANSITIONAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84964237825     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12685     Document Type: Article

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