Evaluation of Nursing Student Perspectives of a Simulated Smart Pump

Abstract Background Medical devices are incorporating information technology into complex user interfaces, increasing the need for training and testing. However, the actual devices are costly to purchase and maintain. Method Participants in this study programmed a simulated and actual smart medication infusion pump and completed a user satisfaction survey. The number of features accessed successfully and the number of errors made during interface programming with the simulator and pump were compared. Results Differences between the pump and simulator show where the simulator needs to be refined to increase fidelity. Conclusions Simulating devices provides a low-cost platform for nursing education and for device and interface development.

[1]  Dean F. Sittig,et al.  Hospital and Health Information Systems – Current Perspectives , 2011 .

[2]  J. Cafazzo,et al.  The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit , 2010, Quality and Safety in Health Care.

[3]  Amy L. Seybert,et al.  Impact of simulation-based learning on medication error rates in critically ill patients , 2010, Intensive Care Medicine.

[4]  Carol J. Bickford.  Nursing Informatics: Scope and Standards of Practice , 2009, Nursing Informatics.

[5]  Judith A Effken,et al.  An Organizing Framework for Nursing Informatics Research , 2003, Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN.

[6]  Susan Paparella.  "Get smart" about infusion devices. , 2009, Journal of emergency nursing: JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association.

[7]  Pascale Carayon,et al.  Nurses' acceptance of Smart IV pump technology , 2010, Int. J. Medical Informatics.

[8]  T Joseph Lui,et al.  Get Smart , 2010, IEEE Power and Energy Magazine.

[9]  Kent L. Norman,et al.  Development of an instrument measuring user satisfaction of the human-computer interface , 1988, CHI '88.

[10]  A. McCray,et al.  Yearbook of Medical Informatics , 2013, Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

[11]  M. Luctkar-Flude,et al.  Ending Infusion Confusion: Evaluating a Virtual Intravenous Pump Educational Module , 2012 .

[12]  Dean F. Sittig,et al.  Hospital and Health Information Systems – Current Perspectives , 2011, Yearbook of Medical Informatics.

[13]  Christian Nøhr,et al.  Four principles for user interface design of computerised clinical decision support systems. , 2011, Studies in health technology and informatics.

[14]  Smart Pump Technology: What We Have Learned , 2010, Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN.

[15]  Sammy W. Pearson,et al.  Development of a Tool for Measuring and Analyzing Computer User Satisfaction , 1983 .

[16]  Christian Nøhr,et al.  Comparing Approaches to Measuring the Adoption and Usability of Electronic Health Records: Lessons Learned from Canada, Denmark and Finland , 2013, MedInfo.

[17]  The Simulation Revolution: What Are the Implications for Nurses in Staff Development? , 2011, Journal for nurses in staff development : JNSD : official journal of the National Nursing Staff Development Organization.