Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts?: Part 1. The evidence

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• Personal Author:
  Geiger-Brown J ; Trinkoff AM
• Description:
  Shift durations of 12 hours or more are now ubiquitous in hospitals, with currently working staff nurses reporting satisfaction with this shift length, although others who prefer shorter work hours have generally left hospital nursing. Nurse administrators are beginning to question the wisdom of having nurses work extended hours. In part 1 of this 2-part series, the authors provide an update on recent findings that challenge the current scheduling paradigm that supports unsafe long work hours. Part 2 discusses obstacles that nurse administrators face when they "buck the 12-hour trend" and offers guidance for introducing work schedule changes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Shift Work Schedule Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Health-care-personnel Humans Medical-personnel Nurses Nursing Safety-measures Shift-work Shift-workers Work-environment Workers
• ISSN:
  0002-0443
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant ; Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  100-102
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041884
• Citation:
  J Nurs Adm 2010 Mar; 40(3):100-102
• Contact Point Address:
  J. Geiger-Brown, Work & Health Research Center, Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  jgeiger@son.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Maryland - Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Nursing Administration
• End Date:
  20100830
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9572e1d3353a9f6db00886f046c9eb691567a4da455f0790b4b3a95e632330e2b3d0c65864b8377131d18430cfb4dacfd453528917b7e572db83ed005475df23
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194311/cdc_194311_DS1.pdf
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