Table 2: Physician and nurse-identified sources of delay in antibiotic administration.
| Cause of delay | Physician (n = 10) | Nurse (n = 5) | Total(n = 10) |
| Admitting service consult | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Nursing shortage | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Decision to purchase | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Purchasing process | - | 3 | 3 |
| Wait on lab results | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Antibiotic choice | 2 | - | 2 |
| Late presentation | 2 | - | 2 |
| Test dose administration | - | 1 | 1 |
| Physical administration | - | 1 | 1 |