title: Implementation and Evaluation the Effectiveness of the Bar-coded Medication Administration System in a Medical Center.
abstract: The aim of study was to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the BCMA systems in medical center. A convenience sample of totally 48 medical-surgical units and 800 staff nurses were recruited to evaluate the systems in 2010. The nurses' perception of the BCMA/eMAR systems were accorded with clinical procedures, guarded the accuracy of patient identification and medication administration processes, and greater than 70% of nurses were willing to use the BCMA/eMAR systems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan;
authors.forename: Kuan-Jui
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Tseng
authors.forename: Rung-Chuang
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Shin-Shang
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Shir-Ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Hsiu-Fang
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hsiu-Ya
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Huang