Background: With the development of medical care, nurses providing various medical
services have no choice but to perform two or more tasks simultaneously. To identify the …

Nurses often multitask in the process of managing patient care and communicating with
healthcare providers simultaneously within a limited time, which can negatively affect patient …

A fundamental understanding of multitasking within nursing workflow is important in today's
dynamic and complex healthcare environment. We conducted a time motion study to …

Nurses have been required to provide more patient-centered, efficient, and cost effective
care. In order to do so, they need to work at the top of their license. We conducted a time …

Abstract Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to determine how much time nurses
spend on direct and indirect patient care in acute and subacute hospital settings …

Article-at-a-Glance Background The environment surrounding registered nurses (RNs) has
been described as fast-paced and unpredictable, and nurses' cognitive load as …

Objective: To better understand nursing activities and working conditions. Background:
Nursing practice involves astute clinical decision making and the competent delivery of …

Background Compared to other providers, nurses spend more time with patients, but the
exact quantity and nature of those interactions remain largely unknown. The purpose of this …

Background: Observation is an important skill for making appropriate nursing decisions and
engaging in good practice. However, experts' observation behavior and cognitive processes …

Background Time nurses spend with patients is associated with improved patient outcomes,
reduced errors, and patient and nurse satisfaction. Few studies have measured how nurses …