Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction.

Susan B Fowler; Patricia Sohler; Dorothy F Zarillo

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Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction.

May 27, 2009

Fowler SB, Sohler P, Zarillo DF. Medsurg Nurs. 2009;18(2):103-9.

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Nurses felt that a bar-code medication administration system was safe and improved patient care.

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