Occurrence | A single nurse checking, collecting and preparing medications within the medication station with at least one use of the Kardex. Time measurements started from opening of the Kardex and ended at leaving the medication station |
Interruption | Intrusion of a secondary unplanned and unscheduled task into a primary task (in this case, medication administration) |
Self-interruption | Interruption initiated by the nurse under observation during the occurrence; an endogenous interruption29
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Other-interruption | Interruption initiated by someone else and directed at the nurse under observation during the occurrence; an exogenous interruption29
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Patient care | Interruptions related to direct care of one of the nurses' assigned patients. Interruptions from parents or patients were deemed patient care |
Indirect patient care | Interruptions not related to nurses' own patients, such as issues related to scheduling of tests and ward management. Casual conversation was included in this category |