Twelve hour shifts are problematic for patient and nurse safety, yet hospitals continue to keep 12 hour shift schedule. In 2004, the Institute of…

Question Answered step-by-step Twelve hour shifts are problematic for patient and nurse safety, yethospitals continue to keep 12 hour shift schedule. In 2004, the Institute of Medicine published a report that referred to studies as early as 1988 that discussed the negative effects of rotating shifts on intervention accuracy. Workers with 12- hour shifts experienced more fatigue than workers on 8 hour shifts. In another study done in Turkey by Illhan, Durukan, Aras, Turcuoglu and Aygun , factors relating to increase risk for injury were age of 24 years or younger, less than 4 years of nursing experience, working in surgical intensive care units and working more than 8 hours. As a clinician reading these studies, what would be your next step? Health Science Science Nursing NURS 6401 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)