Smart Infusion Pump's Impact on Safe Medication Administration
Advisor(s)
Jamie Hunsicker, Megan Lieb
Confirmation
1
Document Type
Poster
Location
McIntosh Activities Room
Start Date
19-4-2024 11:00 AM
End Date
19-4-2024 11:50 AM
Abstract
Problem: There are over 100,000 reported medication errors in the United States each year (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 2019). Smart technology has been created in hopes of improving medication administration in the clinical setting. An example of this technology is the smart infusion pump. Do these new pumps truly reduce medication errors or do they cause more problems than they fix?
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine if smart infusion pumps are more effective compared to traditional infusion methods in reducing intravenous medication errors in the clinical setting.
Methods: A mixed-methods retrospective design is used in this study. Intravenous medication error percentages from both Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital and St. Rita’s Home Health will be calculated. Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital utilizes smart infusion pump technology while St. Rita’s Home Health does not. These percentages will then be compared, and the cause of the errors will be determined.
Conclusion: According to previous research, smart infusion pumps reduce medication errors but are not perfect. There is a need to improve upon this smart technology to further reduce medication errors. This researcher believes this study will confirm that smart infusion pumps are a safer option in IV medication administration.
Recommended Citation
Brock, Brenton Joseph, "Smart Infusion Pump's Impact on Safe Medication Administration" (2024). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 10.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2024/Posters/10
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Smart Infusion Pump's Impact on Safe Medication Administration
McIntosh Activities Room
Problem: There are over 100,000 reported medication errors in the United States each year (Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 2019). Smart technology has been created in hopes of improving medication administration in the clinical setting. An example of this technology is the smart infusion pump. Do these new pumps truly reduce medication errors or do they cause more problems than they fix?
Purpose: The purpose of this project is to determine if smart infusion pumps are more effective compared to traditional infusion methods in reducing intravenous medication errors in the clinical setting.
Methods: A mixed-methods retrospective design is used in this study. Intravenous medication error percentages from both Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital and St. Rita’s Home Health will be calculated. Mercy Health St. Rita’s Hospital utilizes smart infusion pump technology while St. Rita’s Home Health does not. These percentages will then be compared, and the cause of the errors will be determined.
Conclusion: According to previous research, smart infusion pumps reduce medication errors but are not perfect. There is a need to improve upon this smart technology to further reduce medication errors. This researcher believes this study will confirm that smart infusion pumps are a safer option in IV medication administration.