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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Science
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Cognitive Psychology

Background:

  • Medication administration errors are a significant cause of preventable patient harm.
  • Limited understanding exists regarding nurses' attentional dynamics and situation awareness (SA) during interruptions.
  • Interruptions are common during medication administration, potentially impacting patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe nurse situation awareness (SA) during medication administration.
  • To identify interruption handling strategies employed by nurses.
  • To explore the cognitive processes involved in managing concurrent tasks.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional, descriptive research design was employed.
  • Cognitive task analysis (CTA) methods were utilized to analyze data.
  • 230 interruptions during medication administration were systematically studied.

Main Results:

  • Situation awareness was analyzed across three hierarchical levels (Level 1: stimuli noticed; Level 2: uncertainty, relevance, expectations; Level 3: anticipated interventions).
  • Cognitive time-sharing was a prevalent strategy observed during medication administration.
  • Nurses demonstrated complex cognitive workload management, balancing patient and team priorities.

Conclusions:

  • Situation awareness is a critical concept in nursing practice, particularly during medication administration.
  • Cognitive task analysis provides valuable insights into the cognitive demands of nursing work.
  • Understanding SA and cognitive strategies can inform interventions to reduce medication errors.