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Percentage of time spent by task.
| Task | Nurses, mean (SD) | PCTsa, mean (SD) | P value |
| Charting | 25 (14.3) | 4 (7.1) | <.001 |
| Direct patient care | 31 (16.6) | 42 (14.8) | .001 |
| Discharge activities | 1 (2.5) | —b | .14 |
| Other activities | 43 (18.3) | 54 (15.2) | .003 |
aPCT: patient care technician.
bNot applicable.
