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
ED nurses in three Norwegian EDs dedicated only 3.3% of their work time to medication-related tasks. The presence of clinical pharmacists did not substantially affect the distribution of nurses' work time.
Authors
- Torsten Risør (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2018-528X)
- Elin C. Lehnbom (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1428-5476)
- Tine Johnsgård (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1128-8850)
- Scott R. Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1898-6301)
- Azeem Majeed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-9858)
- Renata Vesela Holis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5417-8424)
- Renate Elenjord (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3384-6964)
- Marit Waaseth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-3972)
- Eirik Hugaas Ofstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4821-6938)
- Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6342-6859)
- Beate Hennie Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0815-0383)
- Frode Skjold
- Kristian Svendsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3481-3539)
- Marie Fagerli
Institutions
- Uppsala University (SE)
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- Nordland Hospital Trust (NO)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Hospital Pharmacy of North Norway Trust
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-025-01207-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.22
Funders
- Helse Nord RHF