Research Article

Registered Nurses’ Experiences with the Medication Administration Process

Table 1

The themes and questions of the theme interview.

ThemesQuestions

Prescribing and documenting How do you experience your role as a nurse in prescribing and documentation of the medicine?
How does the medication software support safe medication administration?
What sort of problems have you confronted in the following situations: prescribing medicine and documenting medicine?

Dispensing and administering How do you experience dispensing (filling the medication trays)?
What sort of problems have you confronted when filling the medication tray and administering the medicines to the patient?
What kind of support would you like to have when filling the medication tray and administering the medicines to the patient?

Medication administration processWhat sort of help would you like to have to facilitate the medication administration process?