Interruptions and geographic challenges to nurses' cognitive workload.

Donna A. Redding; Sherry Robinson

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Interruptions and geographic challenges to nurses' cognitive workload.

September 24, 2016

Redding DA, Robinson S. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(3):194-200; quiz 201-202.

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Shadowing of nurses revealed several types of interruptions that prevent nurses from completing tasks accurately, including the need to travel between rooms and units.

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