Categories of ad hoc decisions | Shift leaders | Intensivists (n= 8) | Charge nurses (n= 12) |
---|---|---|---|
Process-focused, n (%) | |||
1. Human resources and know-how | 291 (32.1%)b | 291 (63%)b | |
2. Material resources | 22 (2.4%) | 22 (4.8%) | |
Situation-focused, n (%) | |||
3. Patient admissions | 32 (3.5%) | 3 (0.7%) | 29 (6%) |
4. Patient information and vital signs | 246 (27%)b | 174 (39%)b | 72 (16%)b |
5. Special treatments | 171 (19%)b | 147 (33%)b | 24 (5%) |
6. Diagnostics | 86 (9.5%) | 86 (19%)b | |
7. Adverse events | 1 (0.1%) | ||
8. Patient discharges | 58 (6.4%) | 34 (8%) | 24 (5%) |
IRRa (%)/Cohen's κ | 97.0/0.92 to 1.0 | 91.0/0.90 to 1.0 | |
Total ad hoc decisions, n | 907 | 444 | 463 |
Total observation time, hours | 92 | 30 | 62 |