Characteristics of work interruptions during medication administration

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 330-336

  Biron, Alain D ^a   Lavoie Tremblay, Mélanie ^b   Loiselle, Carmen G ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Communication; Medication administration errors; Nursing care; Patient safety; System analysis; Work interruptions

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG THERAPY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG THERAPY; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUEBEC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; TIME AND MOTION STUDIES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70450274967     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01300.x     Document Type: Article

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