Nursing Students’ Perceptions of the Transition to Shift Work: A Total Worker Health Perspective

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• Personal Author:
  Butterfield P ; Graves JM ; James L ; Postma J ; Tuell E
• Description:
  Nursing students make an abrupt transition from traditional classes to clinical rotations and shift work. Little is known about students' sleep, sleep disturbances, and safe practice behaviors during this critical phase of professional development. The purpose of this study was to identify nursing students' perceptions of problems and potential solutions related to shift work and long work hours. This qualitative, descriptive study used two nursing student focus groups which engaged in a two-round participatory process aimed at framing future interventions. Participants identified problems and solutions related to personal and workplace well-being. Findings will inform undergraduate curricular revisions, and hospital hiring and managerial practices. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Education Fatigue Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule Sleep Sleep Initiation And Maintenance Disorders
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Occupational Health Curriculum Development Intervention Job Rotation Long Work Hours Nurses Nursing Nursing Education Nursing Students Occupational Health Safety Education Safety Practices Shift Work Shift Workers Sleep Deprivation Total Worker Health TWH Work Practices Work Schedules

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  65
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058515
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2017 Nov; 65(11):533-538
• Contact Point Address:
  Patricia Butterfield, Washington State University, P.O. Box 1495, Spokane, WA 99210-1495, USA
• Email:
  pbutter@wsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities ; Services
• Performing Organization:
  Oregon Health & Science University, Portland
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fee873cbd437ec8e14b92f12eda11f0e7607e9ef8aa11c58fd4518ec515ec3baa3a504ed7129e088df8d355b772c1bc01cc08d7a9adaa06552eee97a3ace6fde
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/221592/cdc_221592_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 104.17 KB ]