Patient safety and error reduction are essential to improve patient care, and new
technology is expected to contribute to such improvements while reducing costs and
increasing care efficiency in health care organizations. The purpose of this study
was to assess the relationships among pediatric nurses' perceptions of smart infusion
pump (SIP) technology, patient safety, and error reduction. Findings revealed that
RNs' perceptions of SIP correlated with patient safety. No significant relationship
was found between RNs' perceptions of SIP and error reduction, but data retrieved
from the pumps revealed 93 manipulations of the pumps, of which error reduction was
captured 65 times.
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