Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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517447 | Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association | 2009 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Medication administration in nursing homes is prone to many errors. This study indicates that the handling of the medication after removing it from the robot packaging may contribute to this high error frequency, which may be reduced by training of nurse attendants, by automated clinical decision support and by measures to reduce workload.
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Authors
Patricia M.L.A. PhD, Jetske C. Idzinga, Hans PharmD, Dennis Groot PharmD, Neske MD,