Applied Clinical Informatics, Table of Contents Appl Clin Inform 2011; 02(02): 202-224DOI: 10.4338/ACI-2011-01-RA-0004 Research Article Schattauer GmbH Usability Evaluation of An Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR) Application J. Guo 1 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT , S. Iribarren 1 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT , S. Kapsandoy 1 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT , S. Perri 1 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT , N. Staggers 1 College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 2 School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD › Author Affiliations Recommend Article Abstract Full Text PDF Download Keywords KeywordsInterfaces and usability - Human-computer interaction - Medication administration records - Electronic health record - Testing and evaluation References References 1 Agrawal A, Aronson JK, Britten N, Ferner RE, de Smet PA, Fialova D. et al. 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