Failure mode and effect analysis: a technique to prevent chemotherapy errors.

Norma Sheridan-Leos; Lisa Schulmeister; Steve Hartranft

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Failure mode and effect analysis: a technique to prevent chemotherapy errors.

September 24, 2010

Sheridan-Leos N, Schulmeister L, Hartranft S. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2006;10(3):393-8.

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The authors present failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) as a tool for understanding errors in the chemotherapy administration process.

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