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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Health informatics
  • Nursing technology adoption

Background:

  • Handheld decision support devices aim to improve medication safety in intensive care.
  • The pac2 technology was developed to aid nurses in complex bedside medication calculations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate end-user acceptance of the pac2 device among nurses in pediatric intensive care settings.
  • To assess the impact of pac2 on cognitive load and medication administration errors.

Main Methods:

  • A mixed-methods study was conducted in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units.
  • Data collection involved ethnographic observations, interviews, and surveys during pre- and postimplementation phases.

Main Results:

  • Nurses expressed a desire for such tools, but pac2 usage was limited.
  • Barriers included the critical care environment, nurses' risk perceptions, and technology usability.
  • No significant differences in cognitive load or administration errors were found post-deployment.

Conclusions:

  • The standalone pac2 device had limited effect due to low adoption.
  • Future mobile decision support technologies require integration with existing IT infrastructure and user-centered design for successful implementation.
  • Usability is critical for realizing the potential benefits of these technologies.