Night Shifts and Fatigue: Coping Skills for the Working Nurse

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• Personal Author:
  Caruso, Claire C. ; Condon ME
• Description:
  A large number of studies have examined the effects of night-shift work on the health and safety of health care workers, as well as the effects of various interventions on fatigue. Researchers have found many potentially negative aspects of night-shift work, but some workers also experience benefits such as incentive pay and reduced volume of activities and personnel and choose to work these shifts. As you begin this work, be aware of potential risks so that you can take measures to prevent them or recognize them if they occur. Researchers have theorized that these risks stem from disturbances to sleep, circadian rhythms, and social life caused by having to sleep during the day. You can use suggestions from the literature to reduce these disturbances and risks. See the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Web site for more information: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/workschedules/. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Fatigue Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule
• Keywords:
  Health-care Health-care-personnel Nurses Nursing Shift-work Shift-workers
• ISSN:
  0002-936X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  88
• Volume:
  106
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20030869
• Citation:
  Am J Nurs 2006 Aug; 106(8):88
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• NORA Priority Area:
  Work Environment and Workforce: Organization of Work
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  The American Journal of Nursing
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191333/cdc_191333_DS1.pdf
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