Nursing interruptions in a trauma intensive care unit: a prospective observational study.

Nicole C. Craker; Robert A. Myers; Jessy Eid; Priti Parikh; Mary C. McCarthy; Kathy Zink; Pratik J. Parikh

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Nursing interruptions in a trauma intensive care unit: a prospective observational study.

May 3, 2017

Craker NC, Myers RA, Eid J, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2017;47(4):205-211.

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Interruptions are a known patient safety hazard. This direct observation study demonstrated that intensive care unit nurses were interrupted about every 20 minutes. Interruptions by physicians were of longer duration and were more likely to result in the nurse moving to another activity. The authors conclude that further study is needed to determine the clinical significance of interruptions in the intensive care unit setting.

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