Nurse interruptions pre- and postimplementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.
The purpose of this study was to identify the types and nature of interruptions nurses described pre- and postimplementation of a point-of-care medication administration system. This was a secondary analysis of qualitative data originally collected by other researchers from 40 hospital-based RNs. The analysis indicated that nurses described fewer interruptions postimplementation, and the nature of the interruptions differed pre- and postimplementation. Quality nursing care can be improved by a point-of-care medication administration system. Areas for quality improvement are identified.
William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Kelly.Stamp.1@bc.edu
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Danny G
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D001288:Attention; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017748:Time Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D016526:Workload