title: Improving Infusion Pump Safety Through Usability Testing.
abstract: With the recognition that the introduction of new technology causes changes in workflow and may introduce new errors to the system, usability testing was performed to provide data on nursing practice and interaction with infusion pump technology. Usability testing provides the opportunity to detect and analyze potentially dangerous problems with the design of infusion pumps that could cause or allow avoidable errors. This work will reduce preventable harm through the optimization of health care delivery.
authors: Value Institute, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware (Drs Miller, Arnold, Capan, Jackson, and Wu and Ms Strauss); Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware (Drs Miller, Arnold, Capan, Zern, Dressler, Duru, Jackson, and Wu, Messrs Campbell, Learish, and Bennett, and Mss Ebbert and Strauss); Virtual Education and Simulation Training Center, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, Delaware (Dr Zern); and University of Delaware, Newark (Ms Strauss).
authors: Kristen E
authors: KE
authors: Miller
authors: Ryan
authors: R
authors: Arnold
authors: Muge
authors: M
authors: Capan
authors: Michele
authors: M
authors: Campbell
authors: Susan Coffey
authors: SC
authors: Zern
authors: Robert
authors: R
authors: Dressler
authors: Ozioma O
authors: OO
authors: Duru
authors: Gwen
authors: G
authors: Ebbert
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Jackson
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Learish
authors: Danielle
authors: D
authors: Strauss
authors: Pan
authors: P
authors: Wu
authors: Dean A
authors: DA
authors: Bennett
mesh_terms: D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000451:nursing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards; D016544:Patient Simulation