J Nurs Care Qual. 2010 Jul-Sep;25(3):231-9.

Nurse interruptions pre- and postimplementation of a point-of-care medication administration system.

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William F. Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, USA. Kelly.Stamp.1@bc.edu

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The purpose of this study was to identify the types and nature of interruptions nurses described pre- and postimplementation of a point-of-care medication administration system. This was a secondary analysis of qualitative data originally collected by other researchers from 40 hospital-based RNs. The analysis indicated that nurses described fewer interruptions postimplementation, and the nature of the interruptions differed pre- and postimplementation. Quality nursing care can be improved by a point-of-care medication administration system. Areas for quality improvement are identified.

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