Table 2.
Frequency, Duration, and Risk Level of Interaction Among Observed Healthcare Workers
| Location | Low Risk, Minutes, No. of HCWsa |
Medium Risk, Minutes, No. of HCWsa |
High Risk, Minutes, No. of HCWsa |
No. and Time of Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing report room | 95, N = 34 | 55, N = 25 | 100, N = 57 | 6 (7:15 a.m.–8:05 a.m., 10:00 a.m.–11:35 a.m., 7:00 p.m.–7:35 p.m.); duration, 3.3 h |
| Nursing station 1 and hallway 1 | 415, N = 276 | 190, N = 80 | 215, N = 106 | 9 (7:00 a.m.–11:20 a.m., 6:00 p.m.–7:05 p.m.); duration, 9 h |
| Nursing station 2 and hallway 2 | 275, N = 115 | 100, N = 45 | 205, N = 97 | 6 (6:00 a.m.–7:05 a.m., 8:10 a.m.–9:15 a.m., 11:00 a.m.–1:05 p.m., 6:30 p.m.–7:30 p.m.); duration, 6.4 h |
| Housestaff team room | 55, N = 49 | 20, N = 21 | 15, N = 9 | 3 (9:00 a.m.–9:30 a.m., 11:40 a.m.–12:35 p.m.); duration, 1.3 h |
| Break room | 25, N = 7 | … | … | 2 (11:20 a.m.–12:05 p.m.); duration, 1 h |
| Medication rooms A and B, and supply room | 65, N = 20 | 40, N = 18 | … | 7 (8:05 a.m.–10:00 a.m., 12:30 p.m.–1:05 p.m., 2:45 p.m.–3:35 p.m., 5:50 p.m.–6:05 p.m.); duration, 3.8 h |
Note. HCW, healthcare worker.
a
HCWs were the total number of HCWs observed in these categories summed over each 5-minute interval.