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The Working Schedule of a Nurse
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The Working Schedule of a Nurse
A review of various studies published, discussing the long working hours of a nurse.
1,078 words (approx. 4.3 pages) |
8 sources |
MLA | 2006
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Paper Summary:
This paper discusses how the proportion of nurses who reported working schedules that actually exceed the Institute of Medicine's recommendations should be a red flag for the industry concerning fatigue and health risks to nurses and patient safety. The paper takes a look at various literary studies reviewing this issue.From the Paper:
"During the past ten years, there have been dramatic changes within the health care industry, primarily due to an increased emphasis on cost reduction, and nurses, who are the largest segment of the healthcare workforce, have been significantly affected by the changes (Trinkoff; Geiger-Brown; Brandy; Lipscomb; Muntaner 2006).The elimination of jobs within the industry has resulted in extended work schedules for the nurses who are still employed. The authors of the study explain that "extended work schedule" is defined as one that varies from the standard 8 hours per day, 35-40 hours per week, and includes "long work hours, irregular schedules, on-call requirements, mandatory overtimes, and rotating shifts, or combinations of these" (Trinkoff; Geiger-Brown; Brandy; Lipscomb; Muntaner 2006). Previous research has found that such scheduling practices have been used to address staffing crises and also as a means to accommodate daily staffing requirements. "
Sample of Sources Used:
- And it all came tumbling down ... new industrial relations legislation to hurt nurses. (2005 June 01). Australian Nursing Journal. Retrieved November 06 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
- Cruijssen, M. H. A. F. (2002 March 01). Long-term care nurses speak out: Midwest nurses speak freely about their likes and dislikes in long-term care. Nursing Homes. Retrieved November 06 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
- Harris, Janice. (2001 June 01). Promoting Care for Patients ... and Nurses. Dermatology Nursing. Retrieved November 06 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
- Hopkins, Karen. (2002 November 01). Nurses, long-term care, and eldercare: impact on work performance. Nursing Economics. Retrieved November 06 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
- Keighley, Tom. (2002 December 01). Editorial: there is an increasing emphasis on nurses' need for leisure time, which indicates that more and more nurses are working to live, not living to work. Nursing Management. Retrieved November 06 2006 from HighBeam Research Library.
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The Working Schedule of a Nurse (2012, February 09). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-The-Working-Schedule-of-a-Nurse/92812
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"The Working Schedule of a Nurse" 09 February 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Term-Paper-The-Working-Schedule-of-a-Nurse/92812>
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