The Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle uses signs, red tape and other visual cues to help reduce the number of nurse interruptions, particularly during medication administration, and increase the time they spend at the bedside. Hospitals participating in the Transforming Care at the Bedside project are also working to reduce such interruptions by encouraging patients to take a "quiet time" that allows nurses to chart and advising family members to call at certain hours to reduce the number of pages throughout the day. NurseZone.com
Reducing interruptions is a fine thought for practicing safely... now maintaining safe staffing can also limit reduction of things that slow the flow of patient care. And maybe, just maybe nursing satisfaction will rise when nurses are allowed the time and opportunities to provide the kind of care that so many nurses go into this profession to give.
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