In the interest of patient safety, nurses need to not only understand the impact of interruptions, but also be empowered with the knowledge and skills required to develop effective interruption management strategies.
Taffé et al (2002) evaluated the impact of interruptions of less than 3 months on the progression of HIV infection, whereas we focused on the impact of interruptions of 3 months or more on KS incidence.
The purpose of this project was to assess the feasibility of investigating the impact of interruptions on triage and the decision-making process in a simulated setting.
Over the last 10 15 years there has been a crescendo of reviews and investigations into the impact that interruptions and distractions have on safety-critical aspects of healthcare work, such as medication administration, but findings are still inconclusive.
They described the impact of interruptions on the cognitive process.
We aimed to explore the impact of interruptions on GP consultation performance.
One is an experimental study evaluating the impact of interruptions on drug entry errors [ 10].
This study however illustrates methodological and technical challenges of investigating the impact of interruptions on consultations in this context.
We do not know if efficacy is sustained over more than 1 year of continuous treatment; nor do we know the impact of interruptions in treatment.
This experimental design was chosen as it allows test administrators to make detailed observations of the impact of interruptions and interventions in a manner that would be impractical and unduly disruptive in a live clinical environment.
