Keri, When a nurse is forced to do the 5 rights of medication administrations, either by a another person or a automated system, it will take longer than current practice. At our site, we did time studies in which we followed nurses and had him/her do the 5 rights. We found that the automated (Meditech BMV) process was quicker than the nurse actually doing the 5 rights. Michael Gay, RN, BSN, MS Clinical Analyst Frederick Memorial Healthcare System (240) 566-3201
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Keri Heavin Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 4:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MEDITECH-L] nursing staff ratios after implementation We are currently having discussions about changing our staffing ratios since we have implemented NUR and eMAR/BMV. I am wondering if there are any sites that faced this same issue after they implemented. Our nurses continue to express that Meditech documentation in combination with all of their other nursing duties has made their load to heavy with their current ratio of patients. Keri Heavin, BSN RN Nursing IT Coordinator Phelps County Regional Medical Center Office: 573-458-7842 Pager: 573-428-6057 Fax: 573-458-8563 _____ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail communication and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information for the use of the designated recipients names above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this communication in error and that any review, disclosure, dissemination, distribution or copying of it or its contents is disallowed. If you have received this communication in error; please notify Phelps County Regional Medical Center immediately by telephone at (573) 458-8899 extension 4357 and destroy all copies of this communication and any attachments.
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