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

Ann Hurley; Anne Bane; Sofronia Fotakis; Mary E Duffy; Amanda Sevigny; Eric G Poon; Tejal K Gandhi

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

September 5, 2007

Hurley A, Bane A, Fotakis S, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2007;37(7-8):343-9.

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Nurses at an academic medical center were surveyed after implementation of new barcode and electronic medication administration record technology. Most reported satisfaction with the system and believed it improved medication safety.

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