Bar Code Medication Administration

Hey kiddo, have you ever seen those black and white stripes on products at the grocery store? Those stripes are called barcodes, and they help the cashier scan and keep track of what you're buying.

Well, at hospitals, doctors and nurses also use barcodes to help make sure you get the right medicine. When you're given medicine, a nurse will scan a barcode on your wristband and then scan the barcode on the medicine label. This is called barcode medication administration or BCMA for short.

The computer system checks to see if the medicine matches your prescription and makes sure it's the right dose, time, and patient. This helps prevent mistakes and keeps you safe, just like how the barcode at the store helps keep track of what you're buying.

So, the barcode helps doctors and nurses to make sure they give you the right medicine at the right time, which is very important for your health and safety.