Creating a culture of safety around bar-code medication administration: an evidence-based evaluation framework.

Kandace Kelly; Linda Harrington; Pat Matos; Barbara Turner; Constance Johnson

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Creating a culture of safety around bar-code medication administration: an evidence-based evaluation framework.

January 20, 2016

Kelly K, Harrington L, Matos P, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2016;46(1):30-7.

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Successful barcode medication administration implementation can reduce unintended consequences and workarounds related to poor system design. This commentary discusses an evaluation process that engages hospital leaders and frontline nurses in reviewing evidence, assessing practice, improving performance, and modifying processes to enhance the safety of barcoded medication use.

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