Stakeholder perceptions of smart infusion pumps and drug library updates: A multisite, interdisciplinary study

Abstract Purpose Results of a questionnaire-based study to evaluate smart infusion pump end users’ perceptions and understanding of the drug library update process are reported. Methods The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc., in partnership with the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, conducted a 33-item electronic, cross-sectional survey across 5 Indiana health systems from May through November 2017. Interdisciplinary participants identified for survey distribution included nurses, pharmacists, biomedical engineers, administrators, and medication safety officers. The survey assessed the following domains: patient safety, the drug library update process, knowledge of drug libraries and the update process, and end-user perceptions. Results A total of 778 submitted surveys were included in the data analysis, with a large majority of responses (90.2%) provided by nurses. The use of drug libraries for ensuring patient safety was deemed extremely important or important by 88% of respondents, but 36% indicated that they were unsure of whether drug libraries are updated on a routine basis in their health system. Approximately two-thirds agreed that the current update process improves quality of care (65.0%) and patient safety (68.1%). Moreover, 53.3% agreed that the current drug library update process was effective. However, less than 10% responded correctly when asked about the steps required to update the drug library. Furthermore, only 18% correctly indicated that when a pump is on it may not necessarily contain the most up-to-date version of the drug library. Conclusion A survey of 5 health systems in Indianapolis identified several end-user knowledge gaps related to smart pump drug library updates. The results suggest that these gaps were most likely due to a combination of the 2-step update process and the fact that the current drug library version is not easy to find and/or user-friendly and it is unclear when an update is pending.

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Age-Appropriate Pediatric Dosage Forms in Japan: Insights into End-User Perceptions From an Observational Cross-Sectional Survey Assessing the Acceptability of Oral Formulation

Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science ◽

10.1177/2168479018791133 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 53 (4) ◽

pp. 455-471

Author(s):

Jumpei Saito ◽

Miki Akabane ◽

Makoto Komura ◽

Hidefumi Nakamura ◽

Yoichi Ishikawa

Keyword(s):

Oral Formulation ◽

Dosage Forms ◽

End User ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

User Perceptions ◽

Age Appropriate

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Education and training of nurses in the use of advanced medical technologies in home care related to patient safety: a cross-sectional survey.

Nurse Education Today ◽

10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104813 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 104813

Author(s):

Ingrid ten Haken ◽

Somaya Ben Allouch ◽

Wim H. van Harten

Keyword(s):

Patient Safety ◽

Home Care ◽

Education And Training ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Technologies ◽

And Training

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Exploring Safety Aspects in Dental School Clinics Including Droplet Infection Prevention

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2020.4941 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (E) ◽

pp. 509-515

Author(s):

Asmaa Abdelnaby ◽

Laila Mahmoud Kamel ◽

Jylan Elguindy ◽

Reham Yousri Elamir ◽

Eman Elfar

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Infection Control ◽

Dental Health ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Safety Practices ◽

Preparedness Plan ◽

Dental Schools

BACKGROUND: Health-care safety focuses on improving patient’s and worker’s safety in a safe working clinics’ environment and prevent infection transmission including droplet infections as seasonal influenza and novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Dental health-care personnel (DHCP) are the target of safety measures and are themselves responsible for elimination of preventable harm. Dental schools are expected to demonstrate the model for quality safe care. AIM: This study aims to achieve high-quality safe dental care at dental clinics, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey study was conducted at two Dental Outpatient Clinics, Cairo University. Disk review of policies, observation checklists for practices and awareness questionnaires of DHCP were used. RESULTS: DHCP showed good awareness for most of infection control (IC) and X-ray safety items. However, there are no policies or procedures to control droplet infections in the clinics. The clinics were closed in the current COVID-19 pandemic. There were poor patient safety practices, hand hygiene compliance, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use except for protecting clothes and disposable gloves. Students showed better compliance for patient safety guidelines. Other safety policies were poorly communicated. CONCLUSION: There should be preparedness plan to deal with any droplet infection outbreak, epidemic or pandemic as COVID-19 in all dental settings. There is a need to initiate dental safety unit in dental schools to implement, communicate, train, and supervise all dental safety practices including infection control.

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Effects of Computer Self Efficacy on the Use and Adoption of Online Social Networking

International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking ◽

10.4018/jvcsn.2010010102 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 18-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Lionel Mew ◽

William H. Money

Keyword(s):

Social Networking ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Online Social Networking ◽

User Characteristics ◽

End User ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

System Characteristics ◽

Computer Self Efficacy

Online Social Networking (OSN) systems such as Ning, MySpace, Facebook and Friendster have achieved tremendous popularity. However, little research has been conducted to determine factors motivating users with varying capabilities to use and adopt OSN systems addressing target tasks, with varying system capabilities and characteristics. The relationships between user characteristics and use/performance have not been adequately addressed. This study used a cross-sectional survey of 262 graduate and undergraduate students to examine how end user Computer Self-Efficacy (CSE) affects performance and use of OSN systems and how â€œfitâ€ determines whether there are user, task and/or systems characteristics associated with the best performance and usage levels. Significant direct and indirect relationships were found between CSE, task and system characteristics as measured by performance and use, and these relationships were further significantly strengthened when there was good â€œfitâ€ between the variables. Results indicate that users having high self-efficacy â€œfitâ€ with task or systems characteristics produce higher performance and use.

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