Disseminating Policy Recommendations to Reduce Fatigue in Nurses

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• Personal Author:
  Baldwin CM ; Berger A ; Caruso, Claire C. ; Chasens ER ; Edmonson JC ; Gobel BH ; Landis CA ; Patrician PA ; Redeker NS ; Scott LD ; Todero C ; Trinkoff A ; Tucker S
• Description:
  Introduction: Society needs critical nursing services around the clock, which leads nurses to have shift work schedules and long hours. These work hours are associated with circadian rhythm disruption and sleep deficiency, which in turn are associated with health and safety risks to the nurse and safety risks to the public. Nurses and health care managers may not fully understand these risks and the available evidence-based strategies to reduce these risks. Evidence shows that it is possible to limit or modify the adverse impact of shift work and long hours by improving sleep, correcting disturbances to circadian rhythms, and reducing fatigue. Strategic dissemination of this information to the nursing community and health care leaders is needed. Methods: To promote knowledge of this workplace hazard across the nursing community, the authors are leveraging the American Academy of Nursing dissemination channels. The Academy's 2500 members consist of nursing's most respected and accomplished leaders in education, practice, and research from the United States and other countries. Strategies include an Academy position statement and policy brief published in Nursing Outlook, the official journal of the Academy. Results: In the November-December 2017 issue of Nursing Outlook, the authors published the Academy's first position statement on nurse fatigue titled, Reducing fatigue associated with sleep deficiency and work hours in nurses. As of March 2019, ten journal articles and at least three organizations' websites have cited it. The authors have drafted a policy brief, which succinctly argues the importance of addressing nurse fatigue. It recommends policies that health care service and standard-setting organizations could implement to reduce the health and safety risks of fatigue in nurses and thereby promote nurses' health and safety along with public safety. Discussion: Targeted dissemination strategies can promote better uptake of scientific findings by the nursing community and health care leaders. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Circadian Rhythm Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Biological Rhythms Circadian Rhythms Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Long Work Hours Nurses Nursing Shift Work Shift Workers Sleep Deprivation Sleep Disorders

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• ISSN:
  1984-0063
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Arizona ; Connecticut ; Illinois ; Maryland ; Nebraska ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 6 ; OSHA Region 7 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Pennsylvania ; Texas ; Washington ; Wisconsin
• 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:
  7
• Volume:
  12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057982
• Citation:
  Sleep Sci 2019 Aug; 12(Suppl 3):7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Public Safety
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Sleep Science
• Supplement:
  3
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:38daa0b15eda6c1cc701af5e16faa02709df3052b243483a7258b6b70524b24ee902a7f7fd2a4b3b3688dc25399b8eadc8d4aca9080ffdbc1f6dc2eee1196ca8
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215178/cdc_215178_DS1.pdf
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