Neonatal nursing staff time involved with medication-related activities.
A work sampling study involving 1920 observations derived from 48 2-hour observation periods is described. Approximately one-tenth of neonatal nurse time was spent on medication-related activities. just over one-third of this time involved medication preparation. It is suggested that the use of a pharmacy medication preparation service may be more cost-effective.
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D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D016526:Workload