Electronic Medication Administration System Supports Safe Medication Administration

Stud Health Technol Inform. 2020 Jun 16:270:1267-1268. doi: 10.3233/SHTI200395.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe nurses' views of what supports safe medication administration in the current electronic medication administration system. Data was collected at the turn of 2014-2015 and open-ended answers were inductively analyzed using content analysis. The system's usefulness, good usability, and the feature that there is extra information available on medications and the patient-specific information needed in medication administration are elements that support safe medication administration. The study identifies wide support for the electronic medication administration system in safe medication administration.

Keywords: Safety; electronic medication administration system; medication administration; nurse.

MeSH terms

  • Medication Errors
  • Medication Systems*