"Are we there yet?" Ten persistent hazards and inefficiencies with the use of medication administration technology from the perspective of practicing nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

(1) Characterize persistent hazards and inefficiencies in inpatient medication administration; (2) Explore cognitive attributes of medication administration tasks; and (3) Discuss strategies to reduce medication administration technology-related hazards.

Materials and methods

Interviews were conducted with 32 nurses practicing at 2 urban, eastern and western US health systems. Qualitative analysis using inductive and deductive coding included consensus discussion, iterative review, and coding structure revision. We abstracted hazards and inefficiencies through the lens of risks to patient safety and the cognitive perception-action cycle (PAC).

Results

Persistent safety hazards and inefficiencies related to MAT organized around the PAC cycle included: (1) Co

SUBMITTER: Taft T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10114056 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature