Abstract
The purpose of this research was to identify current practices, policies, and processes impacting nurse faculty who supervise nursing students administering medications in the clinical setting using bar coded medication administration systems (BCMA). BCMAs are one of the proposed solutions to medication administration errors. They have been reported to reduce medication errors by as much as 86% (Rivish & Modeda, 2010). Up to 50% of United States (U.S.) hospitals had implemented BCMA technology in 2011, with the goal of improving compliance with the Five Rights of medication administration (Hassink, Jansen, & Helmons, 2012). BCMAs were intended to eliminate "workarounds" which contribute to mediation errors. However, this has not been fully realized. Kelly, Harrington and Matos (2016) state that workarounds are most commonly developed as solutions to barriers in patient care delivery and are developed to account for a technology shortcoming.
Sigma Membership
Rho Zeta
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Bar Code Medication Administration, Nursing Faculty, Workarounds
Recommended Citation
Creel, Eileen and Carruth, Ann K., "The impact of bar code medication administration technology on faculty supervision of nursing students" (2017). INRC (Congress). 262.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2017/posters_2017/262
Conference Name
28th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Dublin, Ireland
Conference Year
2017
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The impact of bar code medication administration technology on faculty supervision of nursing students
Dublin, Ireland
The purpose of this research was to identify current practices, policies, and processes impacting nurse faculty who supervise nursing students administering medications in the clinical setting using bar coded medication administration systems (BCMA). BCMAs are one of the proposed solutions to medication administration errors. They have been reported to reduce medication errors by as much as 86% (Rivish & Modeda, 2010). Up to 50% of United States (U.S.) hospitals had implemented BCMA technology in 2011, with the goal of improving compliance with the Five Rights of medication administration (Hassink, Jansen, & Helmons, 2012). BCMAs were intended to eliminate "workarounds" which contribute to mediation errors. However, this has not been fully realized. Kelly, Harrington and Matos (2016) state that workarounds are most commonly developed as solutions to barriers in patient care delivery and are developed to account for a technology shortcoming.