Presentation Year
2023
College or Department
Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)
Twelve-hour shifts for nurses have become increasingly popular due to the perceived benefits, including a way to fight nursing shortages. However, recent evidence suggests that twelve-hour shifts may negatively affect patient safety. Therefore, this project argues for creating a new policy for nurses to work eight-hour rather than twelve-hour shifts. The project examines the evidence regarding the impact of twelve-hour shifts on patient safety, nurse fatigue, and avoidable errors and discusses the benefits of eight-hour shifts. This project advocates for a change towards shorter work hours for nurses to improve their productivity and increase patient safety.
Permission to Publish Work
Yes
Presentation File Upload
Wisner-Jaimi%20-Nursing-1275.pdf (697.55 KB)
Primary Contact: First Name
Jaimi
Primary Contact: Last Name
Wisner
Primary Contact: Email
jaimiwisner@gmail.com
Primary Contact: I am a
Undergraduate Student
Primary Contact: Phone Number
2097470758
Primary Contact: Academic Departments
Nursing
Node ID
1275
Page Classification