Abstract:The use of technology in healthcare provides phenomenal opportunity for improved workflow and safer patient care. There is a concern that due to the ability to expedite patient care processes, technology can lead to nurses abandoning the need to continue the use of the-five rights‖ of medication administration, specifically with the use of a barcode medication administration system. This study examines the practices of nurses at a local acute care facility to determine the usage of verbal patient verification … Show more
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