Background The role of nurses in antimicrobial stewardship is understated and not well
understood. Nurses can have a significant impact on the development of antimicrobial …

Intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems are among the most frequently used technologies in
health care. An estimated 90% of hospital patients receive IV medications via infusion …

Perspectives on Infusion System Safety medication administration. Other infusion tasks
associated with a high rate of error include IV bolus medication administration and titrated …

Objetivou-se identificar as tecnologias utilizadas pelo enfermeiro para promoção da
segurança do paciente no contexto hospitalar. Revisão integrativa, com busca de artigos …

There is relatively little guidance on the situated ergonomic assessment of medical devices,
and few case studies that detail this type of evaluation. This paper reports results of a …

Objective To describe and compare safety and usability between a peristaltic large-volume
intravenous smart pump (IVSP) and a novel pneumatic large-volume IVSP during clinical …

Background Administering multiple intravenous (IV) infusions to a single patient via infusion
pump occurs routinely in health care, but there has been little empirical research examining …

Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) has developed over the past decade as a critical tool to
promote the appropriate use of antimicrobials in order to contain antimicrobial resistance …

The COVID-19 pandemic has stretched hospitals to capacity with highly contagious patients.
Acute care hospitals around the world have needed to develop ways to conserve dwindling …

This descriptive observational study was conducted to increase understanding of medication
administration practices during actual clinical use between 2 commonly used, different types …