Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118, April 2010

Impact of Computerized Orders for Pediatric Continuous Drug Infusions on Detecting Infusion Pump Programming Errors: A Simulated Study☆

  • Azizeh K. Sowan, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan
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  • Mohamed I. Gaffoor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Medical Center, NY
    • ,
  • Karen Soeken, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Maryland, MD
    • ,
  • Meg E. Johantgen, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Maryland, MD
    • ,
  • Vinay U. Vaidya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, MD
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Vinay U. Vaidya, MD.

published online 09 April 2009.

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☆ Previous presentations: (a) Sowan, A., Gaffoor, M., Soeken, K., Mills, M. E., Johantgen, M., et al. (2006, November). A comparison of medication administration errors using CPOE orders vs. handwritten orders for pediatric continuous drug infusions. Abstract presented at the American Medical Informatics Association Annual Symposium, Washington, DC. (b) Sowan, A., Soeken, K., Hilmas, E., Gaffoor, M., Mills, M. E., et al. (2006, July). The effect of computerized orders with standardized concentrations for continuous infusions on medication administration errors. Abstract presented at the 16th Annual Summer Institute in Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD. (c) Sowan, A., Gaffoor, M., Soeken, K., Johantgen, M., Hilmas, E., et al. (2006, January 7–11). The effect of a computerized order entry (CPOE) system for the use of continuous medication infusions on nursing efficiency and error-reduction. Abstract presented at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's 35th Critical Care Congress, San Francisco, CA.

PII: S0882-5963(08)00403-X

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2008.10.002

Journal of Pediatric Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 108-118, April 2010

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