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Show THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH DEVELOPMENT OF A DYNAMIC ERROR CAPTURING TOOL FOR THE USE OF TRACKING MEDICINE ADMINISTRATION ERRORS IN A HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT Kenan Karalic, (Alexa Doig) College of Nursing in Conjunction with the Health Sciences LEAP Program University of Utah Background: Do you know your doctor's name? His or her area of specialty? Although physicians are directly responsible for the type of care most patients receive, they are seldom seen interacting with the very people they seek to heal. The unsung heroes are the nurses. A nurse can be described as a jack of all trades. Nurses frequently interact with patients and are involved in many aspects of the patient's care in clinical settings. Each year, nurses are being asked to undertake more responsibility. It comes as no surprise that, when a nurse is interrupted during a highly important task, medically related errors rise and patient care is adversely affected. Methods: 1 .Tool Design and Purpose - A dynamic error capturing tool will be built to function on an Apple iPad device. This mobile platform will provide investigators with the ability to be completely mobile while following nurses in a simulated setting. Additionally, the user will be given the ability to code for multiple administration and procedural errors. 2. Modern Interface - The tool will be designed to take advantage of the latest advancements in cloud-based technology. Using a M y S Q L server side database, administrators will be able to enter new information from various workstations regardless of physical location. The changes entered will then be wirelessly synchronized with the tool, allowing the investigator to have the most up-to-date information. 3. Human Factors Integration - Along with the latest technological advancements, the error recording tool will feature m a n y forms of h u m a n factors psychology derived from various research studies. The use of h u m a n factors psychology will allow the users to thoughtfully implement known data about medication administration errors into the tool's design. Peer-reviewed and evidence-based practice guidelines methods are currently being employed to interpret procedural violations and errors m a d e during medication administration. Examples of procedural violations include administering a medicine that is contraindicated or must be administered via a different route. Examples of medication errors include administering an incorrect drug or administering a specific drug to the wrong patient. Data from published studies on the subject will be extrapolated for use in the creation of the tracking tool. .Motpn>n* DOMfl* fa j H H H H M K f l Kenan Karalic Alexa Doig |
