Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 250-252 , May 2010

Drug Information Resources: Essential But May Be Error Prone

  • Susan Paparella, RN, MSN

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Received 16 January 2010 ,Accepted 19 January 2010.

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 Section Editor: Susan Paparella, RN, MSN

 Submissions to this column are encouraged and may be sent toSusan Paparella, RN, MSNspaparella@ismp.org

 ISMP is a nonprofit organization that works closely with health care practitioners, consumers, hospitals, regulatory agencies, and professional organizations to educate caregivers about preventing medication errors. ISMP is the premier international resource on safe medication practices in health care institutions. If you would like to report medication errors to help others, E-mail us at: ismpinfo@ismp.org or call (800)FAIL-SAF(e). This Medication Error Reporting Program keeps information confidential and secure. We will include only the level of detail that the reporter wishes in our publications.

PII: S0099-1767(10)00013-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2010.01.012

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 250-252 , May 2010

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