Segall L E, Kotzan J A
Am J Hosp Pharm. 1979 Jan;36(1):59-63.
Two methods of observing the work area within a pharmacy of an acute care, 140-bed hospital were compared. A work activity recording form was developed from the literature and from discussion with the pharmacy staff. The instrument was coded, tested, and refined in a pilot study. One hospital pharmacy department work area was personally observed for a period of time equal to an entire work week. A time-motion camera was placed in the pharmacy which recorded the activities in the same pharmacy work area for a second work week. The results indicated that the two methods of observation were approximately equivalent for observing the work activities of the nonpharmacists but not for the work activities of the pharmacists. The camera method of observing work areas of a hospital pharmacy appeared to be reliable and inexpensive, but it lacked the precision obtained with the personal observation mode. Further use of time-motion cameras within the hospital pharmacy setting are indicated.
对一家拥有140张床位的急症护理医院药房内工作区域的两种观察方法进行了比较。根据文献以及与药房工作人员的讨论，制定了一份工作活动记录表。该工具在一项试点研究中进行了编码、测试和完善。对一个医院药房部门的工作区域进行了为期整整一个工作周的亲自观察。在药房放置了一台时间动作摄像机，在第二个工作周记录同一药房工作区域的活动。结果表明，这两种观察方法在观察非药剂师的工作活动时大致相当，但在观察药剂师的工作活动时并非如此。观察医院药房工作区域的摄像方法似乎可靠且成本低廉，但它缺乏通过亲自观察模式获得的精确性。表明可在医院药房环境中进一步使用时间动作摄像机。
