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The Impact Of An 8-Hour Versus 12-Hour Shift For Registered Nurses: An Integrative Review, Jenna Classen, Shannon Davis, Emily Sutter
The Impact Of An 8-Hour Versus 12-Hour Shift For Registered Nurses: An Integrative Review, Jenna Classen, Shannon Davis, Emily Sutter
The Research and Scholarship Symposium (2013-2019)
More hospitals are eliminating the traditional 8 hour shift and replacing it with the 12 hour shift. The aim of this study was to review literature about the effects of shift length on nurses and patients. Cedarville University's OneSearch was used to collect the 12 articles reviewed. Some studies indicated nurses working 12 hour shifts were at a greater risk of experiencing burnout compared to nurses working 8 hour shifts. Nurses working 12 hour shifts were more likely to experience chronic fatigue related to inadequate amounts of sleep. Furthermore, when a nurse’s shift exceeded 13 hours, patients became more dissatisfied …