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Vini M Angel1, Marvin H Friedman, Andrea L Friedman
1About the Authors ViniM. Angel, DNP, RN, CNE, is a nursing professor, Health Sciences Department, Santa Monica College, California. Marvin H. Friedman, PharmD, is associate faculty, Health SciencesDepartment, Santa Monica College, California. Andrea L. Friedman, BA, is a pharmacy student, University of Southern California School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles. This project was supported in part by a 2012-2013 Perkins IV grant awarded to the Santa Monica College Nursing Program. For more information, contact Dr. Angel at angel_vini@smc.edu.
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This article describes an innovative project involving the integration of bar-code medication administration technology competencies in the nursing curriculum through interprofessional collaboration among nursing, pharmacy, and computer science disciplines. A description of the bar-code medication administration technology project and lessons learned are presented.
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