Nurses have a responsibility to understand all aspects of medication administration and safety. Cohen (2016) describes three cases where medication errors occurred due to misinterpretation of labeling and inadequate patient education. These three cases are only a small representation of the concerns regarding nurses and medication errors. It is estimated that 1.5 million patients are harmed by medication errors yearly. Since nurses administer the majority of patient medications, the nurse’s workflow is the most observed to improve medication safety. One of the more common reasons medication errors occur is the failure to identify the patient’s armband to the mediation administration record (MAR) (Jones & Treiber, 2010). Implementing technology
