Bar-code verification: reducing but not eliminating medication errors.
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Using observation, eye tracking, and clinical simulation with embedded errors, we studied the impact of bar-code verification on error identification and recovery during medication administration. Data supported that bar-code verification may reduce but does not eliminate patient identification (ID) and medication errors during clinical simulation of medication administration.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of nursing administration
دوره 42 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012