Impact of interruptions, distractions, and cognitive load on procedure failures and medication administration errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Impact of interruptions, distractions, and cognitive load on procedure failures and medication administration errors. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published April 2017

Impact of interruptions, distractions, and cognitive load on procedure failures and medication administration errors.

Thomas L, Donohue-Porter P, Stein Fishbein J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2017 Apr 26; [Epub ahead of print].

Interruptions and distractions can contribute to medication administration errors. This direct observation study found that interruptions and distractions are frequent during nursing medication administration, which increased cognitive load. These results demonstrate how interruptions affect nursing safety.

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