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A Human Factors Approach to Evaluate Predictors of Acute Care Nurse Occupational Fatigue by Amany Farag; L.D. Scott; Y. Perkhounkova; S. Saeidzadeh; M. Hein is a Psychology article available to read on EtoBox.

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Nurses function at the point of care and assume a significant role in intercepting errors. They work in a mentally and physically demanding profession that is comprised of shift-work, subjecting nurses to considerable fatigue. Yet, few studies constructed a comprehensive model that integrates personal and occupational factors to explore their relationship with various types of fatigue (acute, chronic, physical, mental, and total). Here, we examine this type of comprehensive fatigue-model, in a report that represents one aim of a larger, mixed-methods study. The study sample comprised of 1137 registered nurses working in eight hospitals in a Midwestern state. Nurses reported higher levels of acute and total fatigue than chronic and physical fatigue. Staffing and resource adequacy, exercise, and sleep were among the strongest predictors. Since fatigue is a multi-faceted construct, a comprehensive fatigue-management strategy that targets both day and night-shift nurses is the optimal way to manage nurse fatigue.☆ Ethical Considerations & Disclosure(s) the study was approved by the University of Iowa Human subject office. IRB01# 201503758.

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Author

Amany Farag; L.D. Scott; Y. Perkhounkova; S. Saeidzadeh; M. Hein

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Psychology (Social Sciences)