title: Integrating Bar-Code Medication Administration Competencies in the Curriculum: Implications for Nursing Education and Interprofessional Collaboration.
abstract: This article describes an innovative project involving the integration of bar-code medication administration technology competencies in the nursing curriculum through interprofessional collaboration among nursing, pharmacy, and computer science disciplines. A description of the bar-code medication administration technology project and lessons learned are presented.
authors.affiliation: About the Authors ViniM. Angel, DNP, RN, CNE, is a nursing professor, Health Sciences Department, Santa Monica College, California. Marvin H. Friedman, PharmD, is associate faculty, Health SciencesDepartment, Santa Monica College, California. Andrea L. Friedman, BA, is a pharmacy student, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles. This project was supported in part by a 2012-2013 Perkins IV grant awarded to the Santa Monica College Nursing Program. For more information, contact Dr. Angel at angel_vini@smc.edu.
authors.forename: Vini M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: Marvin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D001330:Electronic Data Processing; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*