Using mobile devices to improve the safety of medication administration processes.
Within preventable medical errors, those related to medications are frequent in every stage of the prescribing cycle. Nursing is responsible for maintaining each patients safety and care quality. Moreover, nurses are the last people who can detect an error in medication before its administration. Medication administration is one of the riskiest tasks in nursing. The use of information and communication technologies is related to a decrease in these errors. Including mobile devices related to 2D code reading of patients and medication will decrease the possibility of error when preparing and administering medication by nurses. A cross-platform software (iOS and Android) was developed to ensure the five Rights of the medication administration process (patient, medication, dose, route and schedule). Deployment in November showed 39% use.
Sanatorio Finochietto, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Sanatorio Finochietto, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Graffi Moltrasio
Develaris, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Ares
TIPS Salud, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Strumia
Sanatorio Finochietto, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Dourado
Sanatorio Finochietto, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Alvarez
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001118:Argentina; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D057286:Electronic Health Records / Q000458:organization & administration; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008509:Medication Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D063731:Mobile Applications; D014584:User-Computer Interface