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The Effects of Nursing Fatigue

The Effects of Nursing Fatigue. Antoinette L. McNeil, RN, BSN Fundamental Skill for Graduate Study Deora K. Johnson 2011. Introduction. Fatigue Accommodations for non health care workers Part it plays in health care Observations Documentation Health risk Fatigue Management.

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The Effects of Nursing Fatigue

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  1. The Effects of Nursing Fatigue Antoinette L. McNeil, RN, BSN Fundamental Skill for Graduate Study Deora K. Johnson 2011

  2. Introduction • Fatigue • Accommodations for non health care workers • Part it plays in health care • Observations • Documentation • Health risk • Fatigue Management

  3. Medical Definition of Sleep deprivation • 1. The condition of being deprived of sleep either under experimental or under unusual real life conditions, as distinguished from being unable to sleep. (12 Dec 1998) (Lexic.us, 2011)

  4. Medical Definition of Fatigue • That state, following a period of mental or bodily activity, characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness, sleepiness, or irritability. (12 Dec 1998) (Lexic.us, 2011)

  5. Literature Review • Fatigue • Sleep deprivation • Working hours • Effects • Charting errors • Medication errors • Endanger themselves • Patient safety • Health effects

  6. Discussion • Prevention • Naps • Adequate staffing • Cap on overtime

  7. Reference Collins Sharp, B. A., & Clancy, C. M. (2008, April-June). Limiting Nurse Overtime, and Promoting Other Good Working Conditions, Influences Patient Safety [Commentary]. JOURNAL of NURSING CARE QUALITY, 23 (2), 97-100. Dean, G. E., Scott, L. D., & Rogers, A. E. (2006, June). Infants At Risk: When Nurse Fatigue Jeopardizes Quality Care []. Advances in Neonatal Care, 6(3), 120-126.

  8. Fallis, W. M., McMillan, D. E., & Edwards, M. P. (2011, April). Napping During Night Shift: Practices, Preferences, and Perceptions of Critical Care and Emergency Department Nurses []. Critical Care Nurse, 31(2), e1-e11. doi: 10.4037/ccn2011710 Garrett, C. (2008, June). The Effect of Nurse Staffing Patterns on Medical Errors and Nurse Burnout []. AORN JOURNAL, 87(6), 191-1204.

  9. Graves, K., & Simmons, D. (2009, April-June). Reexamining Fatigue Implications for Nursing Practice []. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 32(2), 112-115. Johnson, A. L., Brown, K., & Weaver, M. T. (2010). Sleep Deprivation and Psychomotor Performance Among Night-Shift Nurses [Continuing Education]. AAOHN JOURNAL, 58(4), 147-154.

  10. Napping on The Night Shift: Slacker or Savior [Editorial]. (2008, December). Critical Care Nurse, 28(6), 12-19 Scott, L. D., Hofmeis2010ter, N., Rogness, N., & Rogers, A. E. (). An Interventional Approach for Patient and Nurse Safety A Fatigue Countermeasures Feasibility Study []. Nursing Research, 59(4), 250-258.

  11. Trinkoff, A., Geiger-Brown, J., Brady, B., Lipscomb, J., & Muntaner, C. (2006, April). How Long and How Much Are Nurses Now Working? [Continuing Education]. AJN, 106(4), 60-71. Warren, A., & Tart, R. C. (2008, July). Fatigue and Charting Errors: The Benefit of a Reduced Call Schedule []. AORN JOURNAL, 88(1), 88-95.

  12. Witkoski, A., & Dickson, V. V. (2010). Hospital Staff Nurses’ Work Hours, Meal Periods, and Rest Breaks A Review From an Occupational Health Nurse Perspective [Continuing Education]. AAOHN JOURNAL, 58(11), 489-497.

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