From: Effect of phone call distraction on the performance of medical students in an OSCE
Step | Mean Difference | p |
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Assembling Materials | ||
Peripheral venous cathether | -0.00199 | .158 |
Tourniquet | -0.01292 | .001 |
Alcohol | -0.01391 | <.001 |
Band-aid | 0.00099 | .797 |
Swab | -0.01491 | .002 |
Sharps container | -0.0248 | .002 |
Putting on gloves (partial if hand disinfection missing) | -0.0776 | .01 |
Putting on the tourniquet (partial if kept on for too long) | -0.0295 | .016 |
Taking off the tourniquet (partial if taken off after needle has been removed) | -0.02019 | .366 |
Cleaning the patient’s skin with alcohol | -0.0124 | .451 |
Letting the alcohol dry for 30 seconds | -0.0186 | .181 |
Inserting the needle (partial if only successful on second try) | -0.06832 | .001 |
Sterile insertion of the needle | -0.0155 | .494 |
Disposing the needle into the sharps container (partial if needle is placed on a tray) | -0.0683 | .144 |
Fixing the catheter in place | -0.0373 | .436 |
Starting the intravenous therapy | 0.0031 | .942 |
Informing the patient about the procedure | -0.0311 | .114 |
Performing all steps in a structured manner | -0.0342 | .26 |
Sanitizing the hands after the procedure has been completed | -0.0124 | .451 |