Factors associated with workarounds in barcode-assisted medication administration in hospitals.

Willem van der Veen Katka Taxis Hans Wouters Hester Vermeulen David Westfall Bates Patricia Maria Lucia Adriana van den Bemtnull null

Published in: Journal of clinical nursing (2020)

Nurses administering medication in hospitals using Barcode-assisted Medication Administration frequently perform workarounds, which may compromise medication safety. In particular, nurse workload and the patient-nurse ratio could be the focus for improvement measures as these are the most clearly modifiable factors identified in this study.

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