HCTW news: Naps for night-shifters prove beneficial
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, June 12, 2008
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A recent study shows that restorative naps for night-shift nurses can yield positive results and improve both patient safety and staff member health.
The study, authored by researchers at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, involved 13 critical care nurses who met individually with the researchers to discuss their work schedules, work environments, and napping/non-napping preferences. Nurses who did not take naps often cited staffing shortages, hospital emergencies, and unstable patients as reasons.
The results showed that napping strongly improves nursing performance and alertness. Nurses who were deprived of naps experienced irritability, fatigue, and nausea more often. The researchers claim the study supports the development of napping strategies for nurses in the clinical care setting.
Source: Occupational Health & Safety
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