Interrupting a Nurse Makes Medication Errors More Likely
In hospitals, mishaps increase along with distractions, study finds. Distracting an airline pilot during taxi, takeoff or landing could lead to a critical error. Apparently the same is true of nurses who prepare and administer medication to hospital patients.
A new study shows that interrupting nurses while they're tending to patients' medication needs increases the chances of error.
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