title: Creating a Culture of Safety Around Bar-Code Medication Administration: An Evidence-Based Evaluation Framework.
abstract: Bar-code medication administration (BCMA) effectiveness is contingent upon compliance with best-practice protocols. We developed a 4-phased BCMA evaluation program to evaluate the degree of integration of current evidence into BCMA policies, procedures, and practices; identify barriers to best-practice BCMA use; and modify BCMA practice in concert with changes to the practice environment. This program provides an infrastructure for frontline nurses to partner with hospital leaders to continually evaluate and improve BCMA using a systematic process.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Performance Improvement and Magnet Program Director (Dr Kelly) and Chief Nursing Officer (Dr Matos), UCLA Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Los Angeles, California; Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer (Dr Harrington), Catholic Health Initiatives, Texas Division, Englewood, Colorado; Director (Dr Turner), Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, and Associate Professor (Dr Johnson), Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Kandace
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: Pat
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Constance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000592:standards*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000592:standards*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D014481:United States