The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursing.

Maree Johnson; Helen Young

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The application of Aronson's taxonomy to medication errors in nursing.

April 4, 2011

Johnson M, Young H. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26(2):128-35.

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Application of a previously published taxonomy of medication errors to a database of self-reported medication errors helped identify harmful errors and areas for systems improvements.

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