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Monteiro C, Avelar AF, Pedreira Mda L. Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015;23(1):169-79doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539.
Monteiro, C., Avelar, A. F., & Pedreira, M. d. a. . L. (2015). Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review. Revista latino-americana de enfermagem, 23(1), 169-79. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539
Monteiro, Cintia, et al. "Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review." Revista latino-americana de enfermagem vol. 23,1 (2015): 169-79. doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539
Monteiro C, Avelar AF, Pedreira Mda L. Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015 Jan-Feb;23(1):169-79. doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539. Portuguese, Spanish. PMID: 25806646; PMCID: PMC4376046.
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Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2015 Jan-Feb;23(1):169-79. doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539.

Interruptions of nurses' activities and patient safety: an integrative literature review.

Revista latino-americana de enfermagem

[Article in Portuguese] [Article in Spanish]
Cintia Monteiro, Ariane Ferreira Machado Avelar, Mavilde da Luz Gonçalves Pedreira

Affiliations

  1. Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

PMID: 25806646 PMCID: PMC4376046 DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0251.2539

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: to identify characteristics related to the interruption of nurses in professional practice, as well as to assess the implications of interruptions for patient safety.

METHOD: integrative literature review. The following databases were searched: Pubmed/Medline, LILACS, SciELO and Cochrane Library, using the descriptors interruptions and patient safety. An initial date was not established, but the final date was December 31, 2013. A total of 29 papers met the inclusion criteria.

RESULTS: all the papers included describe interruptions as a harmful factor for patient safety. Data analysis revealed three relevant categories: characteristics of interruptions, implications for patient safety, and interventions to minimize interruptions.

CONCLUSION: interruptions favor the occurrence of errors in the health field. Therefore, there is a need for further studies to understand such a phenomenon and its effects on clinical practice.

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