Implementing a bar-code assisted medication administration system: Effects on the dispensing process and user perceptions

Abstract

Implementing a stand-alone BCMA system may slow down and complicate the dispensing process. Nursing staff believe the stand-alone BCMA system could improve the drug administration process but pharmacy staff believes the technology would be more helpful if supported by computerised prescribing. However, periodical assessments are needed to identify weaknesses in the process after implementation, and all users should be educated on the benefits of using this technology.

Applying the Theoretical Domains Framework to identify barriers and targeted interventions to enhance nurses’ use of electronic medication management systems in two Australian hospitals

“…Implementing EMMS has reduced errors in documentation [13] and prescribing and administration [14–17] and has improved adherence to safety guidelines [18, 19]. Yet, nurses do not always use EMMS as intended.…”

Electronic Medication Administration Records in Long‐Term Care Facilities: A Scoping Review

“…There are several similarities in the benefits and challenges of implementing eMARs in LTCFs and hospital settings, including improved communication between team members; interdisciplinary relationships; immediate access to resident‐specific information and medication orders; and positive nursing perceptions about ease of documentation, drug information accuracy, and patient safety . Hospital pharmacists had positive perceptions in terms of ability to interpret prescription orders through eMARs with CPOE functionality .…”

“…65,[74][75][76] Hospital pharmacists had positive perceptions in terms of ability to interpret prescription orders through eMARs with CPOE functionality. 76 As for challenges, hospital nursing staff perceived that communication between nursing staff and pharmacy did not improve, 75 the medication administration process was slower, 72 nursing staff workload increased, and eMARs were inflexible and user-unfriendly and was slow to reflect updated medication information. 74 Pharmacists perceived medication dispensing to be slower and inefficient in the dispensary and difficult to use and not useful for improving patient care and reported low satisfaction with the system.…”

The main issues of quality assurance of radiopharmaceuticals

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