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Using an eye tracker during medication administration to identify gaps in nursing students' contextual knowledge: an
Brian Amster1, Jenna Marquard, Elizabeth Henneman
1Author Affiliations: PhD Student (Mr Amster), Associate Professor (Dr Marquard), Professor (Dr Fisher), College of Engineering, Associate Professor (Dr Henneman), College of Nursing, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Abstract:
In this clinical simulation study using an eye-tracking device, 40% of senior nursing students administered a contraindicated medication to a patient. Our findings suggest that the participants who did not identify the error did not know that amoxicillin is a type of penicillin. Eye-tracking devices may be valuable for determining whether nursing students are making rule- or knowledge-based errors, a distinction not easily captured via observations and interviews.
