The effect of implementing bar-code medication administration in an emergency department on medication administration errors and nursing satisfaction.

Kelly Owens; Monique Palmore; Daleen Penoyer; Penny Viers

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The effect of implementing bar-code medication administration in an emergency department on medication administration errors and nursing satisfaction.

October 21, 2020

Owens K, Palmore M, Penoyer D, et al. J Emerg Nurs. 2020;46(6):884-891.

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Barcoding of medications is one approach to improving medication administration safety. In this study, direct observation was used to compare medication error rates and nursing satisfaction before and after implementation of bar-code medication administration in a community hospital emergency department. Three months after its implementation, the medication administration error rate significantly decreased by 74.2% and nursing satisfaction increased.

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