Conflicting priorities: Observation of medicine administration

Journal of Clinical Nursing
Johanne AlterenSusan Jordan

Abstract

To identify sources of interruptions and distractions to medicine administration rounds in hospitals. Nurses are frequently interrupted during medicine administration. There is no systematic description of nurses' behaviours and interruptions during administration of medicines to patients. Exploratory nonparticipant observational study. Three hundred and fifty-one episodes of medicine administration with 32 nurses from three hospitals in Norway were observed using paper-based observation grids between December 2013 and March 2014. Nurses were frequently interrupted and distracted, mainly by nurses and other healthcare professionals. One-third of the nurses interrupted their medicine administration: They prioritised helping patients with direct patient care. When the nurses were interrupted, they left the round and re-entered the procedure. Even so, they managed to refocus and continue to administer the medicines: Interruptions and disturbances made little difference to most behaviours and actions, possibly because nurses double-checked more frequently. Some differences were seen in behaviours potentially affecting the safety of the medicine administration, such as leaving medicines at the bedside and not helping patients take t...Continue Reading

References

Dec 1, 1991·Statistics in Medicine·D G Altman
Aug 1, 1966·Psychological Reports·R Rosenthal, L Jacobson
Jan 28, 2009·Journal of the American Geriatrics Society·Mary S ThomsonPaula A Rochon
May 6, 2009·Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing·Alain D BironMélanie Lavoie-Tremblay
May 9, 2009·The Journal of Nursing Administration·Erika Sharpnack ElganzouriIda Androwich
Nov 28, 2009·Journal of Nursing Scholarship : an Official Publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing·Alain D BironCarmen G Loiselle
Mar 23, 2010·The Journal of Nursing Administration·Linda McGillis HallLaura Fairley
May 1, 2010·The Journal of Nursing Administration·Patricia TrbovichPamela Savage
Oct 16, 2010·Journal of Nursing Management·Janet ChooTracey Bucknall
Mar 16, 2012·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Siobhan TranterEve Collins
Oct 17, 2012·Research in Nursing & Health·Susan G Hopkinson, Bonnie Mowinski Jennings
Mar 12, 2013·Nurse Education in Practice·Therese Leufer, Joanne Cleary-Holdforth
Sep 6, 2013·Journal of Clinical Nursing·Erik E Sørensen, Liselotte Brahe
Nov 15, 2014·International Journal of Mental Health Nursing·Alan Cottney, James Innes
Jan 15, 2015·Nursing Standard·Linda Cloete
Aug 26, 2016·BMC Health Services Research·Karin Sparring BjörksténJohanna Ulfvarson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Mar 22, 2020·British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology·Rachel BryanSue Jordan
Feb 10, 2021·Geriatric Nursing·Hege SolbergRose Mari Olsen

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved