Factors associated with workarounds in barcode-assisted medication administration in hospitals

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 13-14, 2020, Pages 2239-2250

  van der Veen, Willem ^a   Taxis, Katja ^a   Wouters, Hans ^a   Vermeulen, Hester ^b   Bates, David W ^c   van den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^d   Duyvendak, Michiel ^e   Oude Luttikhuis, Karen ^e   Ros, Johannes J W ^e   Vasbinder, Erwin C ^e   Atrafi, Maryam ^e   Brasse, Bjorn ^e   Mangelaars, Iris ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Barcode assisted Medication Administration; health information technology; medication safety; nurse workload; nurse performed workarounds; quality of care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORKFLOW;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NETHERLANDS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 85080113243     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.15217     Document Type: Article

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