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The Application of iPod Touch to Medication Management for Inpatients
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Pages: 12-14
Year: Issue:  8
Journal: Hospital Management Forum

Keyword:  Oral drugsPackaging per timeEffect observation;
Abstract: Objective Analyze the effect of packaging oral drug per time with application of iPod Touch in wards. Method Select 1200 gynaecology inpatients from January to December, 2013 and randomly divide them into treatment group and control group. Control group with 600 inpatients was treated with traditional pill dispensing case, who took 11258 sets of oral drugs in total. Treatment group with 600 inpatients was treated with automatic oral drug dispensing system, which packaged drug with disposable transparent film bag per time and applied iPod Touch. Treatment group took 11310 sets of oral drugs in total. Assess the medication safety management and nursing satisfaction rate of these two groups. Results Medication safety management and nursing satisfaction rate of treatment group are higher than control group with statistical significance (P<0.01). Conclusion Packaging oral drug per time with application of iPod Touch could improve medication safety management, reduce mistakes and improve nursing satisfaction rate and nursing service.
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