Commentary Chemotherapy in home care: one team's performance improvement journey toward reducing medication errors. Citation Text: Ewen BM, Combs R, Popelas C, et al. Chemotherapy in home care: one team's performance improvement journey toward reducing medication errors. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012;30(1):28-37. doi:10.1097/NHH.0b013e318233a75e. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL October 12, 2011 Ewen BM, Combs R, Popelas C, et al. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012;30(1):28-37. View more articles from the same authors. This commentary describes how a medication administration error launched one organization's efforts to improve patient safety statewide. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Ewen BM, Combs R, Popelas C, et al. Chemotherapy in home care: one team's performance improvement journey toward reducing medication errors. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012;30(1):28-37. doi:10.1097/NHH.0b013e318233a75e. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Special Statement: a critique of postpartum readmission rate as a quality metric. May 18, 2022 Moving on after critical incidents in health care: a qualitative study of the perspectives and experiences of second victims May 11, 2022 The impact of critical incidents on nurses and midwives: a systematic review. February 10, 2021 A call for safety: anticipating and mitigating risk across an obstetrics and gynecology service line. June 21, 2023 Work-arounds and artifacts during transition to a computer physician order entry: what they are and what they mean. 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