Work Interruption Experienced by Nurses during Medication Administration Process and Associated Factors, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Participants’ frequency and percentage distribution of work interruptions during the phases of medication administration process.

Phase of MAP; (in which WIs occur)	Work interruptions; (by main severity category)
	Minor	Major	Overall
Preadministratio	371 (32.2)	394 (34.2)	765 (66.4)
Administratio	45 (3.9)	69 (6.0)	114 (9.9)
Postadministratio	157 (13.6)	116 (10.1)	273 (23.7)
Overall, (%)	573 (49.7)	579 (50.3)	1152 (100.0)

reparation and verification of the medication. elivering the medication to the patient. ocumentation, clarification, and in-transit medication management: between one medication and another, or between one patient’s medication activity and another.