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Managing The Effects Of Poor Sleep Quality In Nurses, Emily Huene, Sarah Rausch, Georgia Vasiu, Hannah Lopez, Rachael Valentz, Msn, Rn, Ccrn

Nursing Undergraduate Work

Staffing shortages, high turnover rates, and prolonged work shifts has caused decreased sleep quality in nurses due to fatigue. The fatigued nurse causes concern for safety, coordination and agility, patient avoidance, lack of compassion, impaired cognitive function, risk for chronic diseases, and patient care errors. This systematic research review was designed to identify evidence-based practice nursing interventions currently being used to manage the effects of reduced sleep quality. Methods for performing this systematic research review were to search multiple databases using keywords, scanning article titles and abstracts, and critiquing for relevance and quality. Findings from this systematic review found multiple …