Medication Administration Interruptions in a Rural Hospital and Evaluation of a Red Light Intervention

• Main Authors: Trina Aguirre (Author), Susan Wilhelm (Author), Susan Backer (Author), Susan Schoeneman (Author), Ann Koehler (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Rural Nurse Organization; Binghamton University, 2015-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose:  This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and types of interruptions nurses experience during the peak medication administration period (weekdays 7:00 AM-9:00 AM) at a rural regional hospital and to evaluate the effectiveness of a red light intervention to reduce interruptions....