Asleep on the job: Can night shift napping provide greater safety for both staff and patients?

Fatigue presents as an all-pervasive challenge to anyone who is engaged in shift work. While this affects all nurses, those who work on night duty have been shown to have the greatest risk of fatigue and cognitive impairment thus potentially posing a higher safety risk to themselves, the patients u...

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Main Authors: Jennifer Gamble, Paula Foran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2021-03-01
Series:Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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Online Access:https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/203
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