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Table 3 Differences in the number of points achieved in the OSCE station with and without phone call distraction. Negative values indicate less points in the OSCE station with phone call distraction.

From: Effect of phone call distraction on the performance of medical students in an OSCE

Step

Mean

Difference

p

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