Table 2.
Nursing participant characteristics (N=20).
| Characteristic | n (%) or mean (range) | |
| Nursing experience (years), range | 14 (2-38) | |
| Brigham and Women’s Hospital barcode-enabled medication administration (BCMA) experience (years), rangea | 4.9 (1-8) | |
| Nursing Unit Type, % |
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Medical/surgical | 15 (75) |
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Intensive care unit | 3 (15) |
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Emergency departmentb | 2 (10) |
| Computer/Mobile Device Experience, % |
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Own personal computer | 18 (90) |
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Own smartphone | 17 (85) |
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Own tablet | 10 (50) |
aOne nurse excluded due to invalid data entry.
bThese participants work primarily in the emergency department without BCMA, but also serve as clinical instructors on the medical surgical floors where they use (and teach) BCMA.