Characteristics of the observed barcode medication administration
| Characteristics | Ward 1 | Ward 2 | Total (%) |
| Observation duration | 14 hours 35 min | 17 hours 48 min | 32 hours 23 min |
| Number of observed nurses | 22 (21 female; 1 male) | 22 female | 44 |
| Number of observed medication rounds | 18 (12 at 8:00; 6 at 20:00) | 20 (14 at 8:00; 6 at 20:00) | 38 |
| Total number of observed patients | 94 | 119 | 213 (100%) |
| Number of patients with scanned wristband | 85 | 85 | 170 (80%) |
| Total number of medications | 447 | 437 | 884 (100%) |
| Number of barcoded medications | 373 | 315 | 688 (78%) |
| Number of scanned medications | 319 | 306 | 625 (71%) |