Medication Errors in a Swiss Cardiovascular Surgery Department: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Novel Medication Error Report Method

• मुख्य लेखकों: Kaspar Küng (लेखक), Thierry Carrel (लेखक), Brigitte Wittwer (लेखक), Sandra Engberg (लेखक), Natalie Zimmermann (लेखक), René Schwendimann (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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The purpose of this study was (1) to determine frequency and type of medication errors (MEs), (2) to assess the number of MEs prevented by registered nurses, (3) to assess the consequences of ME for patients, and (4) to compare the number of MEs reported by a newly developed medication error self-re...