The role of physical design and informal communication
The role of physical design and informal communication
The role of physical design and informal communication
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3) shows that all interactions were brief, with the longest <strong>of</strong> those taking place in the<br />
patient room, but lasting less than two minutes in duration. Of the <strong>communication</strong><br />
tasks, “Being Taught” had the longest average time (1m 35s) followed by “Discussing<br />
Patient Care” <strong>and</strong> “Providing Assistance” (43s each), “Seeking Advice” <strong>and</strong> “Social”<br />
(39s each), <strong>and</strong> “Validation” (30s) (See Figure 22). Table 3 shows that, on average,<br />
over three hours are spent in the patient room in an 8-hour shift, <strong>and</strong> over two hours<br />
are spent in non-interactive tasks. Walking on the unit (the most frequently occurring<br />
task) accounted for nearly an hour <strong>of</strong> an 8-hour shift, yet each “In Transit” event<br />
averaged only 20s.<br />
Table 3 Total time (over 25 hours <strong>of</strong> data collection), percentage <strong>of</strong> total time,<br />
average time per task, <strong>and</strong> average time per task per 8-hour shift<br />
Task Total Time Percent Avg. Time Avg. Time/8hr<br />
Patient 6:07:00 24.6% 2:02 1:58:12<br />
Patient-Interactive 3:37:24 14.6% 1:28 1:10:01<br />
Non-Interactive 6:25:35 25.9% 1:02 2:04:11<br />
In Transit 2:59:48 12.1% 0:20 0:57:54<br />
Social 1:37:01 6.5% 0:39 0:31:15<br />
Administrative 0:11:43 0.8% 0:24 0:03:46<br />
Being Taught 0:17:26 1.2% 1:35 0:05:37<br />
Seeking Assistance 0:18:09 1.2% 0:25 0:05:51<br />
Seeking Advice 0:26:03 1.7% 0:39 0:08:22<br />
Discussing Patient Care 1:56:24 7.8% 0:43 0:37:29<br />
Providing Assistance 0:26:59 1.8% 0:43 0:08:41<br />
Providing Advice 0:19:31 1.3% 0:20 0:06:17<br />
Validation 0:02:31 0.2% 0:30 0:00:49<br />
Other 0:05:03 0.3% 0:25 0:01:38<br />
Total 24:50:23 100.0%<br />
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