Nurses´ perceptions of automated dispensing cabinets - an observational study and an online survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thirty-two automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs) were introduced in May 2015 in Kuopio University Hospital, Finland. These medication distribution systems represent relatively new technology in Europe and are aimed at rationalising the medication process and improving patient safety. Nurses are the end-users of ADCs, and it is therefore important to survey their perceptions of ADCs. Our aim was to investigate nurses' perceptions of ADCs and the impacts of ADCs on nurses' work.

Methods

The study was conducted in the Anaesthesia and Surgical Unit (OR) and Intensive Care Unit (ICU), of a tertiary care hospital, in Finland. We used two different research methods: observation and a survey. The observational study consisted of two 5-day observation periods in both units,

SUBMITTER: Metsamuuronen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7168878 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature