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Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses.

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Chen, J; Davis, KG; Daraiseh, NM; Pan, W; Davis, LS
Published in: Journal of nursing management
July 2014

The study investigated the status of acute fatigue, chronic fatigue and inter-shift recovery among 12-hour shift nurses and how they differed by organisational and individual factors.While the 12-hour shift has been a widely accepted staffing solution in hospitals, the fatigue-recovery process in nurses working 12-hour shifts remains unclear.A cross-sectional survey was completed by 130 full-time nurses working 12-hour dayshifts in three hospitals to assess the perceived levels of acute fatigue, chronic fatigue and inter-shift recovery, as well as their associations with selected organisational and individual factors.Nurses experienced a moderate to high level of acute fatigue and moderate levels of chronic fatigue and inter-shift recovery. Fatigue and recovery levels differed by the interaction between hospital and unit after controlling for individual factors. Lack of regular exercise and older age were associated with higher acute fatigue.An unhealthy fatigue-recovery process was found for nurses working a 12-hour shift during the day.There appears to be a need to establish fatigue intervention programmes for 12-hour shift nurses in hospitals. Hospital administration, unit managers and staff nurses need to collaborate to achieve a healthy fatigue-recovery balance when implementing 12-hour shifts.

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Journal of nursing management

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EISSN

1365-2834

ISSN

0966-0429

Publication Date

July 2014

Volume

22

Issue

5

Start / End Page

593 / 603

Related Subject Headings

  • Work Schedule Tolerance
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Nurses
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Chen, J., Davis, K. G., Daraiseh, N. M., Pan, W., & Davis, L. S. (2014). Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses. Journal of Nursing Management, 22(5), 593–603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12062
Chen, Jie, Kermit G. Davis, Nancy M. Daraiseh, Wei Pan, and Linda S. Davis. “Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses.Journal of Nursing Management 22, no. 5 (July 2014): 593–603. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12062.
Chen J, Davis KG, Daraiseh NM, Pan W, Davis LS. Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses. Journal of nursing management. 2014 Jul;22(5):593–603.
Chen, Jie, et al. “Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses.Journal of Nursing Management, vol. 22, no. 5, July 2014, pp. 593–603. Epmc, doi:10.1111/jonm.12062.
Chen J, Davis KG, Daraiseh NM, Pan W, Davis LS. Fatigue and recovery in 12-hour dayshift hospital nurses. Journal of nursing management. 2014 Jul;22(5):593–603.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of nursing management

DOI

EISSN

1365-2834

ISSN

0966-0429

Publication Date

July 2014

Volume

22

Issue

5

Start / End Page

593 / 603

Related Subject Headings

  • Work Schedule Tolerance
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Nurses
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female