Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a systematic review and implications for nurse executives.

Barbara Voshall; Ronald Piscotty; Jeanette Lawrence; Mary Targosz

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Barcode medication administration work-arounds: a systematic review and implications for nurse executives.

November 27, 2013

Voshall B, Piscotty R, Lawrence J, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2013;43(10):530-535.

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This literature review identifies workarounds associated with implementation of barcode medication administration and recommends strategies to address them.

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