Nurse Burnout And Fatigue

Literature review sub title 6
According to Gomez-Garcia et al. (2016), nurses direct relation to burnout and fatigue was yet to be researched. They concluded a study that emphasis the direct relationship between shift work nurses and patent quality of care. They were focused on the job satisfaction, sleep quality, and burnout. The study was cross-sectional and observational. Seven hospitals participated with a total of six hundred and thirty-five nurses. The study only observed shift work nurses from different units such as medical surgical units, telemetry, oncology and critical care units. The nurses observed were full time employees. This study compared hospitals with positive work environment and found that they had very low rates of nurse
The medication doses have to be very accurate and be based on their body weight. Therefore, it is very imperative as a nurse to always double check the dosages of medication before administering to babies and toddlers. If one zero is miscalculated when it comes to the pediatric patient’s weight or medication it could be fatal and eventually lead to death. Pediatric patients are not able to express their feelings appropriately and as a nurse one has to check very closely for signs and symptoms of distress. Here is where nurses’ fatigue takes place. Working long hours can clog the nurse’s judgment therefore leading to medication errors or failing to prevent medication errors.
It is imperative for the nurses to always be alert and awake when performing their nurses’ duties in order to save lives. The study focuses on the nursing management and the importance of providing adequate staff in order for the nurses to avoid working overtime which, eventually will lead to getting adequate rest and saving lives. The percentages of nurses reporting burnout intended to leave the job increased substantially as work hours increased (Stimpfel et al,
Working twelve hour shifts in the nursing field is very common in hospitals. Most nurses prefer working the twelve hour tour in comparison with the eight hour tour because they can spend more time with their family. For single parents is also more economic due to the fact that parents will only pay child care for a couple of days a week instead of five days a week. The study focuses on the negative impacts of working long hours despite the nurse’s preferences. Even though the nurses like working long hours it is proven to be very dangerous for the nurses’ well-being and the patient’s safety. This study developed a survey using cross-sectional data. The sample was large and it included twenty two thousand registered nurses working in five hundred and seventy seven hospitals in California. The study was focused in the three