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Table 2 Categories, amounts, coding frequencies of ad hoc decisions, number of ad hoc decisions, interrater reliability values and observation times

From: Managing daily intensive care activities: An observational study concerning ad hoc decision making of charge nurses and intensivists

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

  1. aIRR = interrater reliability; blargest categories.