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- Title
DATA BITS: Excuse me, I don't mean to interrupt you...
- Authors
Frede, Carmen R.; Nelson, Maria L.
- Abstract
The article reports on research conducted at three emergency departments of a major academic medical center in the New York metropolitan area to determine the number of interruptions per hour, type of interruptions, and the percentage of interruptions that took place during medication-related activities. The research found that a high percentage of interruptions occurred during medication-related activities and that the interruptions could lead to medication errors during a nursing shift.
- Subjects
EMERGENCY nursing; HOSPITAL emergency services; MEDICATION errors; WORK environment
- Publication
Kentucky Nurse, 2011, Vol 59, Issue 4, p5
- ISSN
0742-8367
- Publication type
Article