Impact of barcode medication administration technology on how nurses spend their time providing patient care

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 541-549

  Poon, Eric G ^a,c   Keohane, Carol A ^b   Bane, Ann ^c   Featherstone, Erica ^d   Hays, Brandon S ^e   Dervan, Andrew ^f   Woolf, Seth ^c   Hayes, Judith ^f   Newmark, Lisa P ^a   Gandhi, Tejal K ^g  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Partners Information Systems   (United States)

^c Division of General Medicine and Primary Care   (United States)

^d Center for Patient Safety Research and Practice

^e Department of Nursing Services

^f BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 67649544332     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNA.0b013e31818ebf1c     Document Type: Article

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