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COMMENTARY

Implementing a safe and reliable process for medication administration.

Richardson B, Bromirski B, Hayden A. Clin Nurse Spec. 2012;26:169-176.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Design for reliability: barcoded medication administration.

Hayden AC, Lanoue ET, Still CJ. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. July/August 2011;8:12-20.

STUDY

Nurse interruptions pre- and post-implementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.

Stamp KD, Willis DG. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:231-239.

STUDY

Medication Administration Time Study (MATS): nursing staff performance of medication administration.

Elganzouri ES, Standish CA, Androwich I. J Nurs Adm. 2009;39:204-210.

REVIEW

Medication administration technologies and patient safety: a mixed-method systematic review.

Wulff K, Cummings GG, Marck P, Yurtseven O. J Adv Nurs. 2011;67:2080-2095.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Scanner beep only means the barcode has been scanned.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. June 30, 2011;16:1-2.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

An extra dose of safety.

Health Manage Techol. April 2007;28:30-32, 34.

STUDY

The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit.

Trbovich PL, Pinkney S, Cafazzo JA, Easty AC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:430-434.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Point-of-care medication error prevention: best practices in action.

Swenson D. Patient Saf Qual Healthc. May/June 2007;4:18-25.

REVIEW

Bar code technology and medication administration error.

Young J, Slebodnik M, Sands L. J Patient Saf. 2010;6;115-120.

BOOK/REPORT

Pharmacist Staffing and the Use of Technology in Small Rural Hospitals: Implications for Medication Safety.

Casey MM, Moscovice I, Davidson G. Upper Midwest Rural Health Research Center; December 2005.

STUDY

Nurses' satisfaction with medication administration point-of-care technology.

Hurley AC, Bane A, Fotakis S, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2007;37:343-349.

AUDIOVISUAL

Preventing fatal heparin overdoses.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Patient Safety News. Show #58. December 2006.

STUDY

The impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing and administration system on prescribing errors, administration errors and staff time: a before-and-after study.

Franklin BD, O'Grady K, Donyai P, Jacklin A, Barber N. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:279-284.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Epidural-IV route mix-ups: reducing the risk of deadly errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 3, 2008;13:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.

COMMENTARY

Patient Mix-Up.

Shojania KG. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2003.

STUDY

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2008.

Pedersen CA, Schneider P, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:926-946.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Proper positioning of pharmacy label on Hospira PCA vials will avoid interference with scanning.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 14, 2008;13:1-3.

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