Bar code systems justify staffing for I.V. teams.

This article concerns the implementation of a bar code system in an I.V. department. The I.V. team was disbanded in 1984 and 1985. The team was brought back but it was a struggle to maintain staff and deliver quality, comprehensive I.V. services. With the implementation of the bar code system, nursi...

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Publicado en:Journal of Intravenous Nursing Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 345 - 350
Autores principales: Bullard J, Ketchum K
Formato: pictorial tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1991 Sep-Oct
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Sumario:This article concerns the implementation of a bar code system in an I.V. department. The I.V. team was disbanded in 1984 and 1985. The team was brought back but it was a struggle to maintain staff and deliver quality, comprehensive I.V. services. With the implementation of the bar code system, nursing productivity could be demonstrated. The I.V. department now generates revenue of significant magnitude, and productivity can be proved with the new bar code system.