AJMC June 18, 2021
This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions.
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To investigate the status of nursing interruption events during medicine administration and to analyze the factors influencing interruptions.
Study Design: The nursing drug delivery process was divided into 3 segments: the processing of doctors’ orders, drug allocation, and bedside drug administration. The frequency, source, type, and outcome of interruption events during these 3 segments were observed. The interruption time and medication errors caused by interruptions were analyzed.
Methods: The structural observation method was used to observe the 3 steps of the drug delivery process. The observations were performed between 8:30 and 10:30 and between 13:30 and...
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