[Avoiding medication administration errors: feedback from Pepper robot assistance for double-checking].

Journal: Soins; la revue de reference infirmiere
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Abstract

Safety during drug administration remains a major concern in nursing, particularly when it comes to calculating doses. The Institut et Haute école de la santé La Source in Lausanne, in partnership with the Avatarion company, has set up a co-development project using the humanoid robot Pepper as an assistant for double-checking dose calculations. Feedback from test users has been positive, although there is room for improvement.

Authors

  • Rémi Arnould
    Institut et Haute école de la santé La Source, HES-SO, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, avenue Alexandre-Vinet 30, 1004 Lausanne, Suisse.
  • Céline Kramer
    Institut et Haute école de la santé La Source, HES-SO, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, avenue Alexandre-Vinet 30, 1004 Lausanne, Suisse. Electronic address: c.kramer@ecolelasource.ch.
  • Valérie Santschi
    Institut et Haute école de la santé La Source, HES-SO, Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, avenue Alexandre-Vinet 30, 1004 Lausanne, Suisse.