Artigo Revisado por pares

Impact of Interruptions, Distractions, and Cognitive Load on Procedure Failures and Medication Administration Errors

2017; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 32; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/ncq.0000000000000256

ISSN

1550-5065

Autores

Lily Thomas, Patricia Donohue-Porter, Joanna Fishbein,

Tópico(s)

Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Resumo

Medication administration errors are difficult to intercept since they occur at the end of the process. The study describes interruptions, distractions, and cognitive load experienced by registered nurses during medication administration and explores their impact on procedure failures and medication administration errors. The focus of this study was unique as it investigated how known individual and environmental factors interacted and culminated in errors.

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