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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Nursing Workflow Analysis
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background:

  • Understanding nursing workflow is critical in complex healthcare settings.
  • Multitasking and task switching are inherent to nursing practice.
  • Quantifying these activities is essential for optimizing efficiency and patient care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and quantify multitasking and task switching in nursing workflow.
  • To analyze the frequency and duration of simultaneous communication and hands-on tasks.
  • To provide a practical methodology for time motion studies in nursing.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a time motion study design.
  • Employed TimeCaT, an electronic time capture tool, for data collection.
  • Ensured inter-observer reliability and conducted 56 hours of observation across 10 registered nurses.

Main Results:

  • Nurses performed an average of 124 communications and 208 hands-on tasks per 4-hour block.
  • Multitasking occurred 131 times, constituting 39.48% of observed instances.
  • Average multitasking duration was 44.98 minutes (18.63%), with a range of 14.6 to 109 minutes.

Conclusions:

  • Multitasking is a significant component of registered nursing workflow.
  • The study provides a reliable quantitative and qualitative approach to analyzing nursing time motion.
  • Findings can inform strategies for improving nursing efficiency and workflow management.