Honestly, as a nurse, how will this new piece of equipment help me better perform my professional role?

The new barcode technology will not only improve the efficiency of medication administration but also the safety of the process by ensuring that medications are only dispensed at the specific patient’s bedside. This will also ensure the nurses engage with the patients directly and provide further information the patients may have. Remarkably, using health information technologies such as BCMA technologies improves the time spent in direct care as well as other value-adding activities (Moore et al., 2020). Reducing medication errors and engaging with patients improves their safety and experiences with the care delivered. Pruitt et al. (2023) also found that the implementation of BCMA significantly improves measures of effectiveness and nurse and patient satisfaction. As per its design, the system is based on evidence from previous successes of related systems. Therefore, it promotes a culture of excellence by empowering all nurses to efficiently and safely administer medications to patients at the point of care.

References

Ho, J., & Burger, D. (2020). Improving medication safety practice at a community hospital: a focus on bar code medication administration scanning and pain reassessment. BMJ Open Quality, 9(3), e000987. https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJOQ-2020-000987