Electronic Medication Administration

Paper Summary:

The paper addresses the hypothesis that the use of electronic medication administration records (EMARs) should significantly improve overall medication administration accuracy in terms of efficiency, effectiveness and safety of medication administration. The paper shows how electronic methods remove risks of inattention or fatigue and maintains that patient safety should not be compromised by unnecessary and preventable clerical errors in medication administration.

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Introduction
Significance to Nursing
Review of Literature
Summary

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"Presently, error reduction in patient identification in hospital relies on accuracy of data collection and strict adherence to procedures ensuring the relay of patient data is error-free. This often involves a "human factor," because the steps involved, from the recording of data to signing out blood from the blood bank involves one or more personnel, each prone to errors, most especially when tasks are repetitive and fatigue sets in. Usually, these extreme situations are avoided but not totally. In this sense, another solution must be found to further reduce patient identification errors in blood transfusions."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Chan JC, Chu RW, Young BW, Chan F, Chow CC, Pang WC et al. (2004). Use of an electronic barcode system for patient identification during blood transfusion: 3-year experience in a regional hospital. Hong Kong Medical Journal, 10(3), 166-71. Retrieved September 11, 2007 from http://www.hkam.org.hk/publications/hkmj/article_pdfs/hkm0406p166.pdf
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