Disturbance during emergency department work – A concept analysis

•A definition of disturbance within the emergency department context have been made.•The concepts interruption and disturbance should not be used as synonyms.•A negatively perceived interruption could be classified as a disturbance.•When trying to minimize interruptions, focusing on the situations t...

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Published inInternational emergency nursing Vol. 53; pp. 100853 - 7
Main Authors Källberg, Ann-Sofie, Brixey, Juliana J., Johnson, Kimberly D., Berg, Lena
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2020
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Conceptual analysis
Emergency medical care
Emergency services
Health and Welfare
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Medical errors
Nursing care
Patient safety
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Summary:•A definition of disturbance within the emergency department context have been made.•The concepts interruption and disturbance should not be used as synonyms.•A negatively perceived interruption could be classified as a disturbance.•When trying to minimize interruptions, focusing on the situations that create disturbance in workflow is important for patient safety.
ISSN:1755-599X
1878-013X
1532-9267
1878-013X
DOI:10.1016/j.ienj.2020.100853