Application of Barcode Medication Administration System at the Health Care Services in Singapore

Edinburgh Napier University, BSc Nursing (Singapore)
The
Change/Intervention Application of barcode medication administration (BCMA) system at the health care sector and
the health care services in Singapore
Criterion Description of what you need to
consider
Timescale
for each
process
Total Time
for all
processes
Specific
 Effective and correct assessment of the
manual error related to the handover
process, the paper based medication
administration
2 months 6 months
 According to Patterson, Cook and Render
(2002), the effective implementation of the
barcode medication administration in the
departments of the critical health would help
in the increase of the chance of the patient
recovery. Patients suffering from crucial
disease would get benefitted.
2 months 6 months
 The chances or the opportunities for
obtaining five of the major rights related to
the medical administration would enhance
the quality of the process related to the
health care
4 months 6 months
Measurable  The effectiveness of the BCMA can be achieved by carrying out the process of
the evaluation of the records of the respective facility of the health care.
Assessing the electronic data records and effective comparison of the current