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- Title
How Can the Technology Acceptance Model Be Applied to Enhance Infusion Pump Use By Health Care Professionals?
- Authors
Strudwick, Gillian
- Abstract
More than 85% of patients in Canada admitted to hospital receive infusion therapy, with most of these being delivered through an infusion pump. This technology was first introduced to improve the accuracy of infusions delivered to patients in an effort to enhance the quality of care provided, and increase patient safety. In more recent years, ”smart” infusion pumps have been introduced to further improve the safe delivery of intravenous medications through the introduction of safety software such as drug libraries. In order for the clinical benefits of infusion pumps to occur, health care professionals need to accept and use these technologies effectively in their practice. To date, many health care professionals continue to bypass the safety features of infusion pumps, thus limiting the potential benefits of the technology to patients. This article will review how a model that predicts technology use, the Technology Acceptance Model, can be applied to enhance infusion pump use by healthcare professionals. Implications and limitations of the model are discussed.
- Subjects
CANADA; ATTITUDE (Psychology); DRUG infusion pumps; FORECASTING; INTRAVENOUS therapy; MATHEMATICAL models; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL technology; NURSES' attitudes; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL employee training; HEALTH care industry; THEORY; PLANNED behavior theory; HISTORY
- Publication
Vascular Access, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 1, p8
- ISSN
1913-6692
- Publication type
Article