title: Nursing: the skill and art of being in a society of multitasking.
abstract: Multitasking, a media-driven bias toward dramatic scenarios, and an emphasis on meeting institutional goals in the form of documentation have led to a culture of action-based practice, which interferes with nurses' ability to simply be with patients. In order for nurses to be fully present with their patients, the cultural norm of multitasking and the emphasis on doing must be reexamined within the context of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Minnesota State University Mankato, USA. deruih@mnsu.edu
authors.forename: Hans-Peter
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: de Ruiter
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Demma
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D003405:Creativity; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D016526:Workload