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Table 3 Mean proportion of time spent by nurses on face-to-face interactions with and without pharmacists present

From: How much time do nurses in Norwegian emergency departments spend on different work tasks with and without a clinical pharmacist present—a time and motion study

 

Without pharmacists present

With pharmacists present

% of total observed time

(95% confidence intervals)

% of total observed time

(95% confidence intervals)

 

In total

  

In total

  

All EDs

35.0

(33.8–36.2)

39.5

(38.4–40.5)

ED1

30.9

(29.0-32.9)

33.4

(31.8–35.0)

ED2

40.1

(37.9–42.4)

48.6

(46.6–50.5)

ED3

34.6

(32.5–36.7)

34.0

(32.0–36.0)

 

With patients/relatives

  

With patients/relatives

  

All EDs

22.6

(21.6–23.7)

24.3

(23.4–25.3)

ED1

20.8

(19.1–22.5)

19.9

(18.5–21.3)

ED2

27.6

(25.5–29.6)

35.5

(33.7–37.4)

ED3

19.5

(17.7–21.3)

14.2

(12.7–15.7)

 

With nurses

  

With nurses

  

All EDs

9.7

(8.9–10.4)

12.2

(11.4–12.9)

ED1

9.4

(8.2–10.6)

10.0

(9.0–11.0)

ED2

7.1

(5.9–8.3)

8.7

(7.6–9.8)

ED3

12.8

(11.3–14.3)

19.2

(17.5–20.9)

 

With physicians

  

With physicians

  

All EDs

3.9

(3.4–4.4)

3.2

(2.8–3.6)

ED1

4.8

(4.0-5.7)

2.9

(2.4–3.5)

ED2

3.1

(2.3–3.9)

3.7

(3.0-4.4)

ED3

3.7

(2.8–4.5)

2.9

(2.2–3.6)

 

With pharmacists

  

With pharmacists

  

All EDs

0.0

(0.0-0.1)

0.2

(0.1–0.3)

ED1

0.0

  

0.1

(0.0-0.3)

ED2

0.0

(0.0-0.3)

0.2

(0.1–0.4)

ED3

0.0

  

0.2

(0.0-0.5)

 

With others*

  

With others*

  

All EDs

2.7

(2.3–3.1)

2.8

(2.4–3.1)

ED1

2.5

(1.8–3.1)

3.2

(2.6–3.8)

ED2

2.6

(1.9–3.3)

1.9

(1.4–2.5)

ED3

3.1

(2.3–3.8)

3.4

(2.6–4.1)

  1. *= paramedics, students, other healthcare personnel or patient caretakers, unknown
  2. Figures in bold indicate that confidence intervals do not overlap
  3. The sum of proportions exceeds “total” per cent due to multitasking