Work Interruption Experienced by Nurses during Medication Administration Process and Associated Factors, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 4
Multivariate analysis of factors associated with major work interruptions ().
Variables
AOR
95% CI for AOR
-value
Unit type
Pediatric
1
Medical
1.344
0.943–1.917
0.102
Surgical
1.854
1.328–2.588
<0.001
Others
1.293
0.863–1.938
0.213
Day of week
Weekday
1
Weekend
1.389
1.021–1.890
0.036
Source/initiation
Face-to-face conversation
1
Phone call/page
2.104
1.263–3.506
0.004
Technical
1.494
1.002–2.227
0.049
Reason/secondary task
Direct care
1
Indirect care
1.215
0.741–1.992
0.440
Failure resolution
2.850
1.746–4.653
<0.001
Professional discussion
2.830
1.213–6.602
0.016
Clerical
4.250
2.277–7.933
<0.001
Education/supervision
2.234
1.112–4.486
0.024
Administrative
2.255
1.167–4.355
0.015
Social/private
2.719
1.758–4.206
<0.001
Professional experience
≤5 years
2.088
1.277–3.414
0.003
6–10 years
1.821
1.078–3.075
0.025
>10 years
1
Perceived risk of WIs
Perceived as no/low risk
1.979
1.504–2.605
<0.001
Perceived as high risk
1
“Others” stands for (i) ophthalmology (special eye care both for adult and pediatric patients, neither pediatric only nor adult care only as usual) and (ii) gynecology (special reproductive organ care for female patients, neither medical only nor surgical care only as usual).
