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Longer Shifts, Higher Levels of Burnout, Higher Patient Dissatisfaction
The Longer The Shifts For Hospital Nurses, The Higher The Levels Of Burnout And Patient Dissatisfaction
Amy Witkoski Stimpfel (amywit@nursing.upenn.edu) is a research fellow at the Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, in Philadelphia.
Douglas M. Sloane is an adjunct professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing.
Shiftwork Sleep Disorder. The role of nurse in SWSD for you and your patients
Do you work the night shift or rotating shifts? Do some of your patients struggle with sleep problems? If so, access our on-demand webinar on shiftwork sleep disorder (SWSD). More than 22 million Americans are shiftworkers, and nurses account for a large portion of them. Especially when they have long commutes and family responsibilities, shiftworking nurses are vulnerable to significant sleep loss and SWSD. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SWSD poses serious health threats.
Putting the Brakes on Drowsy Driving
Shift work and long hours are associated with reduced time for sleep and can have a negative impact on the health and safety of nurses. Effects may include fatigue, increased stress, depression, and physiological dysfunction that can lead to injuries and illnesses. Read more.
Stress resiliency, psychological empowerment and conflict management styles among baccalaureate nursing students
Abstract
pines e.w., rauschhuber m.l., norgan g.h., cook j.d., canchola l., richardson c. & jones m.e. (2012) Stress resiliency, psychological empowerment and conflict management styles among baccalaureate nursing students. Journal of Advanced Nursing68(7), 1482–1493.
Abstract
Aims. This article is a report of a Neuman Systems Model-guided correlational study of the relations of stress resiliency, psychological empowerment, selected demographic characteristics (age, ethnicity, semester in school) and conflict management styles.
