ICHRN Knowledge Library

Date

2012-11-12
Title

The longer the shifts for hospital nurses, the higher the levels of burnout and patient dissatisfaction
Journal

Health Affairs
Publisher

Project HOPE
Year

2012
Author

Stimpfel AW, Sloane DM and Aiken LH
Description

"Extended work shifts of twelve hours or longer are common and even popular with hospital staff nurses, but little is known about how such extended hours affect the care that patients receive or the well-being of nurses." (extract from abstract)
Categories

Nursing Human Resources Management, Work Environment, Good/Promising Practices in Nursing Recruitment and Retention
Keywords

burnout, hours, shifts, quality, patient satisfaction
Link

http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/31/11/2501.abstract?sid=88c303bc-bf4d-42e5-9389-79bab9df545d
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