Occupational injuries for consecutive and cumulative shifts among hospital registered nurses and patient care associates: a case-control study

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• Personal Author:
  Dennerlein, Jack T. ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Orechia T ; Sorensen, Glorian
• Description:
  Nontraditional work shifts for hospital registered nurses and patient care associates and associated injuries were examined through a case-control study. Inpatient care requires that many staff work nontraditional shifts, including nights and 12-hour shifts, but some characteristics remain unexplored, especially consecutive shifts. A total of 502 cases (injured workers) were matched to single controls based on their hospital, unit type, job type, gender, and age (+/- 5 years). Conditional logistic regression was used for the analysis, controlling for weekly hours scheduled. For both, consecutive shifts of 2 or more days and some various cumulative shifts over a week and month period, especially night shifts, were associated with increased odds of injury. More investigations on the phenomenon of consecutive shifts are recommended. Additionally, the assessment of shift policy and subsequent injury outcomes is necessary before implementing intervention strategies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Case Reports Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule
• Keywords:
  Case-studies Health-care-personnel Injuries Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Nurses Shift-work Total-Worker-Health
• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  437-444
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20041899
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2012 Oct; 60(10):437-444
• Contact Point Address:
  Karen Hopcia, ScD, ANP-BC, Assistant Professor and Director, Occupational Health Nursing Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Nursing, Health Systems Science NURS 910, 845 S. Ashland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612
• Email:
  khopcia@uic.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c176851d0ec0ba49d24d3afd49fefce2a6189376025a570cc957d11d58578fe91a6df654b4a41a858f5b727936f2ba6749178a79bf0e03f7275497878c642358
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194322/cdc_194322_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 179.06 KB ]