Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications.

Patricia L. Trbovich; Varuna Prakash; Janice Stewart; Katherine Trip; Pamela Savage

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Interruptions during the delivery of high-risk medications.

June 2, 2010

Trbovich PL, Prakash V, Stewart J, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40(5):211-8.

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This direct observation study found that nurses were interrupted nearly one quarter of the time while administering chemotherapy. Prior studies have linked interruptions to an increased rate of medication administration errors.

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