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Georgia College

2014

Nursing

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Effect Of A Workplace Walking Initiative To Decrease Telehealth Nurses' Fatigue, Rae Ann Heissenbuttel Dec 2014

Effect Of A Workplace Walking Initiative To Decrease Telehealth Nurses' Fatigue, Rae Ann Heissenbuttel

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Translational and Clinical Research Projects

Abstract

Background: Fatigue has been a common problem in the nursing profession. To date, most of the research regarding nurse fatigue has focused on nurses working in hospitals. Minimal research has been completed examining fatigue among nurses working in the telehealth environment and the effects of an evidence-based workplace initiative to decrease fatigue.

Aim: The aim of this translational project was to describe the overall self-reported health and fatigue for a group of telehealth nurses and to evaluate the effectiveness of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) walking program in improving overall health status and decreasing fatigue in telehealth …