Calling twelve-hours shifts “one of the worst things we ever did,” the author of a study on inadequate sleep among nurses is calling for leaders to encourage strategic napping and shorter shifts.
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/NRS-299944/Decision-Regret-in-Nurses-Linked-to-Fatigue
From the article:
That’s why I was especially intrigued when I read last week about a study in the January issue of the American Journal of Critical Care that links nurse fatigue with “decision regret,” which is defined as “a negative cognitive emotion that occurs when the actual outcome differs from the desired or expected outcome.”
And normally nurses get chairs to sit in during their shift.. how dare they let them sit down during their shift… loss of productivity ?
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Night pharmacists at hospitals routinely work 10 or 12-hour shifts 7 consecutive nights as a 7 on 7 off schedule.