Nurse perceptions of medication errors: what we need to know for patient safety.
This study describes nurse perceptions about medication errors. Findings reveal that there are differences in the perceptions of nurses about the causes and reporting of medication errors. Causes include illegible physician handwriting and distracted, tired, and exhausted nurses. Only 45.6% of the 9...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Nursing Care Quality Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 209 - 218 |
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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Jul-Sep2004
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