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•Asia (8)

•Australia and New Zealand (9)

•Central and South America (2)

Resource Types

•Clinical Guideline (1)

•Journal Article (142)

•Legislation/Regulation (1)

•Newspaper/Magazine Article (18)

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•Special or Theme Issue (3)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (47)

•Active Errors (61)

•Latent Errors (23)

•Near Miss (8)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (54)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (12)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (44)

•Communication Improvement (24)

•Human Factors Engineering (43)

•Teamwork (4)

•Specialization of Care (8)

•Logistical Approaches (22)

•Culture of Safety (15)

•Technologic Approaches (55)

•Education and Training (46)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (1)

•Medicine (97)

•Nursing (99)

•Pharmacy (40)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (158)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (143)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (58)

•Patients (7)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (112)

•Psychiatric Facilities (3)

•Residential Facilities (4)

•Ambulatory Care (7)

•Outpatient Surgery (1)

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COMMENTARY

Medication errors: don't let them happen to you.

Anderson P, Townsend T. Amer Nurs Today. March 2010;5:23-27.

STUDY

Quantifying nursing workflow in medication administration.

Keohane CA, Bane AD, Featherstone E, et al. J Nurs Admin. 2008;38:19-26.

STUDY

A secondary care nursing perspective on medication administration safety.

McBride-Henry K, Foureur M. J Adv Nurs. 2007;60:58-66.

STUDY

Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by mouth or gastric tube: a programme for nurses, physicians and parents.

Bertsche T, Bertsche A, Krieg EM, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e26.

STUDY

Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.

Stamp KD, Willis DG. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:231-239.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

Hayden AC, Lanoue ET, Still CJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2011;8:12-20.

STUDY

Errors in the administration of intravenous medication in Brazilian hospitals.

Anselmi ML, Peduzzi M, Dos Santos CB. J Clin Nurs. 2007;16:1839-1847.

COMMENTARY

In Conversation with…Barbara A. Blakeney, MS, RN

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July/August 2005.

STUDY

Impact of barcode medication administration technology on how nurses spend their time providing patient care.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Bane A, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38:541-549.

STUDY

The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit.

Trbovich PL, Pinkney S, Cafazzo JA, Easty AC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:430-434.

REVIEW

Nurses' medication work: what do nurses know?

Folkmann L, Rankin J. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19:3218-3226.

COMMENTARY

Cups of Error

Blegen MA, Pepper GA. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

COMMENTARY

Patient Mix-Up.

Shojania KG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.

COMMENTARY

Patient safety: examining the adequacy of the 5 rights of medication administration.

Macdonald M. Clin Nurse Spec. 2010;24:196-201.

STUDY

Effects of technological interventions on the safety of a medication-use system.

Skibinski KA, White BA, Lin LI, Dong Y, Wu W. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:90-96.

STUDY

Spreading a medication administration intervention organizationwide in six hospitals.

Kliger J, Singer S, Hoffman F, O'Neil E. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:51-60.

COMMENTARY

A model of chemotherapy education for novice oncology nurses that supports a culture of safety.

Sheridan-Leos N. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2007;11:545-551.

STUDY

Using the internet to deliver education on drug safety.

Franklin BD, O'Grady K, Parr J, Walton I. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:329-333.

STUDY

Nursing care quality and adverse events in US hospitals.

Lucero RJ, Lake ET, Aiken LH. J Clin Nurs. 2010;19:2185-2195.

STUDY

Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff performance of medication administration.

Elganzouri ES, Standish CA, Androwich I. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39:204-210.

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