Table 2

Interruption/distraction rate pre- and postintervention for each medication round time

Time
06:00 h (n=4)12:00 h (n=4)18:00 h (n=4)22:00 h (n=4)Overall (n=16)
Preintervention rounds (n=16)Average no of interruptions and distractions2048162427.0
Average round duration (min)6380346560.5
Average interruption/distraction rate (no/h)19.036.026.722.226.0
Postintervention rounds (n=16)Average no of interruptions and distractions41791310.8
Average round duration (min)4477435454.5
Average interruption/distraction rate (no/h)5.513.212.614.411.4
p Value comparing rate pre- and postintervention0.0240.0280.0820.079<0.001