> Based on the bivariate analysis, the factors found to be significantly associated with medication administration error were age of the respondent and the patient, nurse's working experience, interruption of the nurses during time of medication administration, shift of medication administration, nurse to patient ratio and route of medication administration.
Out of variables which were entered to multiple logistic regression, age of the respondents and the patient, nurse's working experience, interruption of the nurses at the time of medication administration, shift of medication administration, and nurse to patient ratio were found to be significantly associated with medication administration error at p-value of < = 0.05.
Interruption of the nurse at the time of medication administration also contributes to MAE.
However, call lights are perceived by some nurses as mere noise and an interruption to nursing tasks, instead of an important way for patients to request assistance [ 12].
In the private sector, the employment of a 'shift leader' appears to assist with the problem of interruptions of the nursing unit manager.
These include daily interruption of sedatives and nurse-driven protocols.
A longer period is not feasible due to interruptions for nursing care, meals, visitors etc. Aromatherapy will fail if the quantities of essential oil are too small to be effective.
The extent and type of interruptions and multitasking of nurses, as well as patient errors, were studied using a natural-setting observational field design.
We aimed to address this gap by conducting a systematic review of studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions aimed at reducing interruptions to nurses during medication administration on interruption and MAE rates.
To assess if Simulation training of nurses reduces unplanned interruption of CVVH sessions.
