Factors Associated With Barcode Medication Administration Technology That Contribute to Patient Safety

Strudwick, Gillian; Reisdorfer, Emilene; Warnock, Caroline A; Kalia, Kamini; Sulkers, Heather; Clark, Carrie; Booth, Richard

doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000270

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“…Adherence to the principles of patient safety and the prevention and reduction of practice errors have been facilitated by technological solutions in recent years [31,32]; however, suboptimal quality and safety of care remain evident, indicating the need for improved understandings of the various factors and conditions that increase adherence in daily nursing practice [33]. Consequently, this review aimed to retrieve, explore, and synthesise factors evident in the international literature that influenced nurses' adherence to patient-safety principles.…”

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Nurses’ Adherence to Patient Safety Principles: A Systematic Review

Vaismoradi

Tella

Logan

et al. 2020

IJERPH

168

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Background: Quality-of-care improvement and prevention of practice errors is dependent on nurses' adherence to the principles of patient safety. Aims: This paper aims to provide a systematic review of the international literature, to synthesise knowledge and explore factors that influence nurses' adherence to patient-safety principles. Methods: Electronic databases in English, Norwegian, and Finnish languages were searched, using appropriate keywords to retrieve empirical articles published from 2010-2019. Using the theoretical domains of the Vincent's framework for analysing risk and safety in clinical practice, we synthesized our findings according to 'patient', 'healthcare provider', 'task', 'work environment', and 'organisation and management'. Findings: Six articles were found that focused on adherence to patient-safety principles during clinical nursing interventions. They focused on the management of peripheral venous catheters, surgical hand rubbing instructions, double-checking policies of medicines management, nursing handover between wards, cardiac monitoring and surveillance, and care-associated infection precautions. Patients' participation, healthcare providers' knowledge and attitudes, collaboration by nurses, appropriate equipment and electronic systems, education and regular feedback, and standardization of the care process influenced nurses' adherence to patient-safety principles. Conclusions: The revelation of individual and systemic factors has implications for nursing care practice, as both influence adherence to patient-safety principles. More studies using qualitative and quantitative methods are required to enhance our knowledge of measures needed to improve nurse' adherence to patient-safety principles and their effects on patient-safety outcomes.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Nurses’ Adherence to Patient Safety Principles: A Systematic Review

Vaismoradi

Tella

Logan

et al. 2020

IJERPH

168

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“…However, it is important to note that the benefit of technology can be hampered if there is resistance from employees to use it properly (39) . Allied to this, the use of a barcode system, which identifies medication, can support safe administration of drugs (40) .…”

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Strategies to minimize medication errors in emergency units: an integrative review

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Objective: To assess the strategies used by the Nursing team to minimize medication errors in emergency units. Method: Integrative literature review in the PubMed, BDenf, Cochrane and LILACS databases. Timeless research, without language limitation, performed by peers. Articles published in full that answered the guiding question were included in research. Results: Educational strategies (conducting campaigns, elaborating explanatory manuals, creating a multidisciplinary committee involved in the prevention and reduction of adverse drug events); organizational (meetings, Deviance positive, creation of protocols and changes in the work process) and new technologies (implementation of prescription by computerized system, introduction of the unit doses and of the bar code in the administration of medicines) were evidenced in the studies with the purpose of minimizing medication errors in an emergency unit. Conclusion: The strategies identified were effective in minimizing medication errors in emergency units.

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“…Electronic medication management systems have been recognized as valuable tools in optimal healthcare provision, decreasing turnaround time, increasing efficiency and, most notably, reducing error rates (Franklin et al 2007;Seibert et al 2014;Strudwick et al 2018). However, the published evidence on the effectiveness of BCMA and full CLMS have been limited, and some studies have reported no change in medication error rates before and after implementation of these technologies (Bowers et al 2015;Helmons et al 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%