The prevalence and nature of errors and near errors reported by hospital staff nurses

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 224-230

  Balas, Michele C ^a   Scott, Linda D ^b   Rogers, Ann E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ENALAPRIL MALEATE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; INSULIN; MORPHINE; NORADRENALIN; PARACETAMOL; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ERROR; NURSE; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 9644284564     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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