Children Medication Safety strategies: Its effect on Reducing Medication Errors among Pediatric Nurses
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Effect of risk management program on the rate of medication errors among intensive care unit nurses
Background & Aim: Patient safety in general and medication errors in particular are the important indicators of hospital care quality. Risk management is an important and fundamental approach to preventing events caused by medication errors. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of risk management program on the rate of medication errors among intensive care unit nurses. Methods & ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Menoufia Nursing Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2735-3982
DOI: 10.21608/menj.2018.157727