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KMID : 0123520200270030247
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2020 Volume.27 No. 3 p.247 ~ p.254
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Reasons, Incidences, and Influencing Factors of Work Interruptions in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
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You Jung-Eun
Lee Eun-Nam
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Abstract
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Purpose: This was a descriptive observational study examining the reasons for, frequency of, and factors affecting work interruption among intensive care unit (ICU) nurses.
Methods: Convenience sampling was used to recruit 46 regular nurses who had been working in an ICU at D tertiary hospital in B metropolitan city for at least six months. To measure the degree of work interruption, this study revised a tool used by Brixey et al. (2007) for analyzing the type of work interruption.
Results: A total of 1,787 work interruptions occurred during 368 hours of observation, i.e., at an average of 4.85 times per hour. Communication-related factors caused work interruption most frequently, followed by environmental, work-related, and personal factors. As for the work-related characteristics of nurses, participants experienced work interruption more frequently while working on weekdays, when the medical staff were stationed, than on weekends.
Conclusion: ICU nurses experienced work interruption frequently. With the health care system expected to become more complicated in the future, efforts should be made to reduce unnecessary work interruptions to improve the operation efficiency of ICUs.
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KEYWORD
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Intensive care unit, Nurse, Work, Interruption
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