Fatigue In Nursing
Fatigue affects nurse’s ability to make sound decisions in critical care settings. Nurses are more likely to suffer from fatigue and sleepiness due to longer shifts. Fatigue can affect the nurse physically, mentally, and emotionally. Fatigued nurses are more likely than well rested nurses to make unsound decisions that may lead to errors, decision regret or negative emotions following a decision during time of fatigue.
Research Purpose/Aim
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected sleep variables, impairment due to fatigue, and clinical-decision self-efficacy and regret among critical care nurses (Scott, Arslanian-Engoren, & Engoren, 2014). The aim of this research explored the prevalence of clinical-decision
regret experienced by critical care nurses when fatigued; and examined the effects of sleep, impairment due to fatigue, degree of intershift recovery and clinical decision self-performance on decision regret among these nurses. The research purpose and aim is significant to nursing due to the long hour shifts critical care nurses work which leads to fatigue among critical care nurses. Because many nurses are fatigued due to long hour shifts, this research will provide nurses with understanding of the relationship between fatigue and clinical decision regret.
Conceptual/ Theoretical Framework
In this article, the conceptual framework was identified. The conceptual framework for this research was the model of impaired sleep. This framework inferred that sleep loss associated with lifestyle factors increases a person’s risk for adverse outcome and clinical-decision regret. The author provides a diagram representing the conceptual framework; it includes the lifestyle factors, sleep variables, and adverse outcomes that eventually led to clinical decision regret. (Scott, Arslanian-Engoren, & Engoren, 2014).
Review of Literature
The literature of this article is logically organized and thorough. Scott, Engoren, &
Research Purpose/Aim
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between selected sleep variables, impairment due to fatigue, and clinical-decision self-efficacy and regret among critical care nurses (Scott, Arslanian-Engoren, & Engoren, 2014). The aim of this research explored the prevalence of clinical-decision
regret experienced by critical care nurses when fatigued; and examined the effects of sleep, impairment due to fatigue, degree of intershift recovery and clinical decision self-performance on decision regret among these nurses. The research purpose and aim is significant to nursing due to the long hour shifts critical care nurses work which leads to fatigue among critical care nurses. Because many nurses are fatigued due to long hour shifts, this research will provide nurses with understanding of the relationship between fatigue and clinical decision regret.
Conceptual/ Theoretical Framework
In this article, the conceptual framework was identified. The conceptual framework for this research was the model of impaired sleep. This framework inferred that sleep loss associated with lifestyle factors increases a person’s risk for adverse outcome and clinical-decision regret. The author provides a diagram representing the conceptual framework; it includes the lifestyle factors, sleep variables, and adverse outcomes that eventually led to clinical decision regret. (Scott, Arslanian-Engoren, & Engoren, 2014).
Review of Literature
The literature of this article is logically organized and thorough. Scott, Engoren, &