Technology-mediated awareness: Facilitating the handling of (un)wanted interruptions in a hospital setting

Technology-mediated awareness: Facilitating the handling of (un)wanted interruptions in a hospital setting

Highlights • Nurses struggle to manage interruptions caused by the wireless phone. • The dual nature of interruptions makes the handling of these more complex. • Nurses maintain an awareness of colleagues’ activities as a strategy to manage interruptions.

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of medical informatics (Shannon, Ireland) Ireland), 2014-09, Vol.83 (9), p.670-682
Hauptverfasser: Klemets, Joakim, Evjemo, Tor Erik
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Awareness
Cell Phone
Collaboration
Communication
Efficiency, Organizational
Health Facility Environment
Hospital Communication Systems
Humans
Internal Medicine
Interruptions
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Other
Qualitative research
Task Performance and Analysis
Wireless Technology - utilization
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Nurses struggle to manage interruptions caused by the wireless phone. • The dual nature of interruptions makes the handling of these more complex. • Nurses maintain an awareness of colleagues’ activities as a strategy to manage interruptions.
ISSN:1386-5056
1872-8243
DOI:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.06.007