Open AccessMedication Errors in the Home: A Multisite Study of Children With Cancer
Author(s) -
Kathleen E. Walsh,
Douglas W. Roblin,
Saul N. Weingart,
Kathleen E. Houlahan,
Barbara Degar,
Amy L. Billett,
Christopher Keuker,
Colleen Biggins,
Justin Li,
Karen Wasilewski,
Kathleen M. Mazor
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.611
H-Index - 345
eISSN - 1098-4275
pISSN - 0031-4005
DOI - 10.1542/peds.2012-2434
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , medical prescription , observational study , emergency medicine , cancer , medical record , pediatrics , pharmacology
As home medication use increases, medications previously managed by nurses are now managed by patients and their families. Our objective was to describe the types of errors occurring in the home medication management of children with cancer.
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