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In the news: Scheduling issues lead to a lack of shut eye among nurses

Stressed Out Nurses Weekly, June 16, 2008

There are many benefits to becoming a nurse: job mobility, good pay, and the chance to make a difference in someone's life every day. A good night's sleep is not always on the list.

A new study authored by the University of Maryland's Jeanne Geiger-Brown, PhD, shows a disturbing link between difficult schedules and a lack of sleep among nurses. Brown focused on 2,273 registered nurses and found that issues such as shift work, mandatory overtime, being on-call, quick returns (not having enough time between shifts), and long shifts increase the odds of having insufficient sleep. This, in turn, can lead to poor health among nurses and poor patient care. Experts recommend that adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep each night to maintain optimal health.

The results of the study were presented last week at SLEEP 2008, the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Source: Science Daily

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