Time and Motion Studies
"Time and Motion Studies" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The observation and analysis of movements in a task with an emphasis on the amount of time required to perform the task.
| Descriptor ID |
D013996
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.784.412.846.707 F02.784.692.746.707
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Time and Motion Studies" by people in Profiles.
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Dasgupta A, Sansgiry SS, Jacob SM, Frost CP, Dwibedi N, Tipton J. Descriptive analysis of workflow variables associated with barcode-based approach to medication administration. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011 Oct-Dec; 26(4):377-84.
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Dwibedi N, Sansgiry SS, Frost CP, Dasgupta A, Jacob SM, Tipton JA, Shippy AA. Effect of bar-code-assisted medication administration on nurses' activities in an intensive care unit: a time-motion study. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Jun 01; 68(11):1026-31.
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Sikri S, Sansgiry SS, Sanborn MD, Flinn M. Effect of a remote order scanning system on processing medication orders. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006 Aug 01; 63(15):1438-41.