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Pareto — Drug Round Interruptions

Observed interruptions to the nurse medication round on a 28-bed surgical ward, computing that 5 of 10 sources cause 86.5% of 1,146 interruptions logged across 84 observed rounds.

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Interruptions to the nurse medication round — Ward 128 weeks of direct observation · 10 categories · total 1,146 interruptions · threshold 80%8 weeks of direct observation (interruptions)Cumulative %01002003000%20%40%60%80%100%80% threshold28424119615811269384824.8%45.8%62.9%76.7%86.5%92.5%95.8%100%vital few · 5Medicine not availableQuestion from a colleagueTelephone call to the bayPatient or relative asksDoctor wants the notesEquipment alarmPharmacy deliveryOther5 of 10 categories (50%) account for 86.5% of 1,146 interruptions.Vital few at 80%: Medicine not available, Question from a colleague, Telephone call to the bay,Patient or relative asks, Doctor wants the notes — 991 of 1,146 interruptions.Other folds 3 categories under 2.5% of total (48 interruptions, 4.2%).84 observed drug rounds, 1,146 interruptions logged by two observers

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title "Interruptions to the nurse medication round — Ward 12"
unit interruptions
period "8 weeks of direct observation"
threshold 80%
other-below 2.5%
note "84 observed drug rounds, 1,146 interruptions logged by two observers"

# labels need no quotes when they end in words rather than digits
Medicine not available      284
Question from a colleague   241
Telephone call to the bay   196
Patient or relative asks    158
Doctor wants the notes      112
Equipment alarm              69
Pharmacy delivery            38
Bed manager enquiry          24
Domestic round               16
Visitor asking directions     8