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Impact of interruptions, distractions, and cognitive load on procedure failures and medication administration errors.

September 23, 2017

Thomas L, Donohue-Porter P, Fishbein JS. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017;32(4):309-317.

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Interruptions and distractions can contribute to medication administration errors. This direct observation study found that interruptions and distractions are frequent during nursing medication administration, which increased cognitive load. These results demonstrate how interruptions affect nursing safety.

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