title: Decreasing patient misidentification before chemotherapy administration.
abstract: More accurate patient identification is a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal. To decrease the possibility of patient misidentification during chemotherapy administration, nurses on the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill instituted a bedside check and measured compliance.
authors: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. aspruill@unch.unc.edu
authors: Angela
authors: A
authors: Spruill
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Eron
authors: Amy
authors: A
authors: Coghill
authors: Gayl
authors: G
authors: Talbert
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009657:North Carolina; D010355:Patient Identification Systems
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents