Strategic work-arounds to accommodate new technology: the case of smart pumps in hospital care.

Ann Scheck McAlearney; John Vrontos; Philip J. Schneider; Christine R. Curran; Barbara S Czerwinski; Craig A. Pedersen

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Strategic work-arounds to accommodate new technology: the case of smart pumps in hospital care.

February 15, 2011

McAlearney AS, Vrontos J, Schneider PJ, et al. J Patient Saf. 2008;3(2).

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The authors conducted focus groups to assess nurses' experiences with using smart pumps and the ways in which they overcame challenges associated with this technology.

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