Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation

Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation

Assessing Nurses’ Readiness in teaching hospitals Affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences for Using Barcode Medication Administration System

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
S Saravani 1, 2
A Sheikhtaheri 3
1 MSc. in Health Information Technology, Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Lecturer of Health Information Technology Dept., School of Allied Medical Sciences , Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Information Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
10.22038/jpsr.2017.15485.1371
Abstract
Purpose:
One of the most efficient technologies in management of medication orders is barcode medication administration (BCMA). This study conducted to assess the readiness of nurses for application of BCMA systems.
Methods:
We surveyed 28 nursing managers, and 283 randomly selected nurses working in teaching hospitals affiliated with Iran University of Medical Sciences. To evaluate readiness of nurses, we examined “nurses’ competency” and “training of nurses” in attitude of nurse managers, also nurses’ attitude about BCMA. We used two questionnaires to gather data. Data were analyzed using SPSS by descriptive statistic methods (frequency, mean, standard deviation).
Results:
The most readiness rate of hospitals was associated with nurses’ attitude about BCMA application (76.2%), and the lowest rate was referred to training level (23.1%).
Conclusion:
Nurses’ attitude about BCMA was in good level, however, there were issues such as lack of training and absence of training plans related with barcodes and BCMA which could obstruct implementation of the system.
Keywords
Medication Systems
Computing methodologies
Nurses
Readiness assessment
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Journal of Paramedical Sciences & Rehabilitation
Volume 6, Issue 2
Spring 2017
Pages 69-78