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Scholarly data in the United States has reported that over 30% of medication errors occur at the point of medication administration. Barcode medication scanning addresses the five rights of medication administration (right patient, right time, right route, right dose, and right medication). Medication barcode scanning compliance is equally imperative in the ambulatory setting and the project goal was to increase nursing medication barcode scanning compliance in the ambulatory surgical oncology department. The objective...