An exhausted workforce increases the risk of errors.
Year: 2009
Type: article
Abstract: Other industries have taken action tocombat the effects of fatigue; however,the health care industry in general haslargely disregarded the problem, espe-cially because of the ongoing shortage oflicensed practitioners. Several years ago,the Accreditation Council for GraduateMedical Education limited work sched-ules for medical residents to 80 hoursper week (the European Union allowsjust a 56-hour weekly limit), and the In-stitute of Medicine recommended thatnurses work no more than 12 hours aday and 60 hours per week, in any com-bination of scheduled shifts, mandatoryovertime, and voluntary overtime.
Source: PubMed
Author: Matthew Grissinger
Institution: Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Language: English
Subfield: Leadership and Management
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1864597985