Pursuing safe medication use and the promise of technology. Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses [Medsurg Nurs] Journal article | | Title | Pursuing safe medication use and the promise of technology. | | Author(s) | Wolf ZR | | Institution | La Salle University, School of Nursing and Health Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, USA. | | Source | Medsurg Nurs 2007 Apr; 16(2):92-100. | | MeSH | Clinical Pharmacy Information Systems
Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Human Engineering
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical Order Entry Systems
Medical Records Systems, Computerized
Medication Errors
Medication Systems, Hospital
Models, Nursing
Models, Organizational
Nurse's Role
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Perioperative Nursing
Quality Assurance, Health Care
Safety Management
Specialties, Nursing
Systems Analysis
Total Quality Management
United States
| | Abstract | Medical-surgical nurses are challenged to reduce and eliminate medication errors. They use technologic innovations aimed at error prevention, yet medication errors persist. The importance of improved decision making through computerized systems in the prevention of medication errors is emphasized. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 17547266 |
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