Table 1.
Categories | Observation or Quotation |
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Category 1: Different hospital environments | “Care sets were developed to stop over-ordering and because physicians wanted to restrict what nurses could order.” [Hospital B ED ∗ nurse interview] |
“There is faith in the role of the nurse.”[Hospital A ED ∗ nurse interview] | |
“Physicians did not want nurses to have same ordering rights as they did.” [Hospital B ED ∗ nurse interview] | |
“Clinical practice varies from hospital to hospital.” [Hospital A ED ∗ physician interview] | |
Category 2: Different clinical environments | “Different ordering practices … were due to location (ward, ED ∗ , CCU†) and casemix.” [IT clinical support personnel interview] |
“Chaotic and busy, things happen quickly.” [Hospital A ED ∗ observation] | |
“Everything seems routine—bloods taken for all patients at the same time every day.” [Hospital B hematology ward observation] | |
“The hematology test ordering environment is different to the Emergency Department—they order tests for a number of patients at the one time whereas in ED ∗ they order for one patient at a time.” [Hospital A hematology ward observation] | |
“I can’t see the PC at the bedside … need wireless or palmtop. ED ∗ is fluid and dynamic.” {Hospital B ED ∗ physician interview] |
∗ Emergency Department.
† Coronary Care Unit.