The Use of Mandatory Overtime in Staffing Shortfalls: An Analysis of Policy Goals and Options Timothy J. Clark St. Joseph’s College of Maine July 25‚ 2012 Context In spite of legislative measures to attempt to correct it‚ the issue of nurses working mandatory overtime continues. The primary problem with mandatory overtime is that‚ as reported by Garret (2008)‚ it leads to increased potential for nursing errors or near misses due to fatigue‚ and to diminished quality of patient care even
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they were employed. However‚ despite this reported scheduling satisfaction‚ it was also discovered that the percentage of nurses reporting job burnout‚ overall job dissatisfaction‚ and intention to leave their current jobs increased incrementally as the shift length increased (Stimpfel et al.‚ 2012). More specifically‚ the research shows that job burnout and dissatisfaction and the intention to leave a nursing position is 2.5 times greater among nurses who work shifts longer than 8-9 hours compared
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trained. Throughout this paper I will explore the numerous possibilities of what’s causing Corrections Officers to depart from their agencies at such a high rate. Whether it’s the demanding hours associated with shift work‚ the high stress and burnout‚ or the inadequate pay and benefits‚ all possibilities will be discussed in an attempt to understand why the retention rate of Corrections Officers is lower compared to various other careers across the nation. The Department of Corrections
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at the End of Life Each day‚ in the life of a nurse‚ they deal with issues that address respect for life and doing what is ethically and morally right. Promoting the patient’s self esteem and personal independence‚ and doing what is right and preventing harm are nursing care’s utmost priorities. Since nursing is a centrally ethical profession‚ morals and values play an important role in making a nurse perceive that their work is more meaningful (Ferrell‚ 2006). In Jameton’s (1984) influential
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graditude from the public they protect and serve. This is why burnout among law enforcement officers is so prevalent. Police have too much to do and not enough time to do their job. Crime and calls for police service are increasing incessantly‚ but resources and time to do the job are not increasing accordingly. Police officers must do impossible tasks and meet unrealistic deadlines in the worst of working conditions. Officers suffering burnout often don’t see the temporary nature of their feelings nor
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their efforts on the field in the form of an athletic scholarship or a professional career. Opponents of professionalism in amateur sports argue that professionalized amateur sport robs children of a ‘normal’ childhood and will invariably lead to burnout and apathy from the participants. I personally tend to agree with those who oppose the professionalization of amateur sport. The two main reasons why I oppose the professionalization of amateur sports is because I believe travel teams and organizations
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art of leadership into the science of results Cherniss‚ C. (2010). Emotional intelligence; Toward clarification of a concept. Industrial and Organisational Psychology‚ 3‚ 110-126 Christensen‚ J.F.‚ Gabbe‚ S. & Spickard‚ A. (2002) Mid career burnout in general and specialist physicians Feldman‚ D. (2000). Becoming an emotionally intelligent physician. Western Journal of Medicine‚ 175(2)‚ 98 Freshman‚ B.‚ & Rubino‚ L. (2002). Emotional intelligence: a ‚ competency for health care administrators
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Have you ever thought of what would happen to your body if you had a game or practice every day? Well‚ kids all across the world go to some sort of practice every day. This is part of the reason why competitive sports burnout kids. 1 of the reasons that they get burnt out is the pressure that friends and family put on them. The 2nd reason is that kids and even pros over do themselves and they’re body. They work too much on one thing and Bam! Done‚ Although people think getting kids energy out is
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Bibliography: Aiken LH‚ Clarke SP‚ Sloane DM‚ Sochalski J‚ Silber JH. “Hospital Nurse Staffing and Patient Mortality‚ Nurse Burnout‚ and Job Dissatisfaction.” JAMA‚ 30 October 2002. Web. 1 September 2012. The article basically discusses low patient to nurse ratios. This problem has become extremely prevalent in the past decade. It goes into detail on how it affects the nurse and
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group of seven teenagers that have no aspirations to just hang out and cause problems‚ the Brothers enjoy active pastimes such as playing basketball. The Hallway Hangers all smoke‚ drink‚ and use drugs. Stereotyped as "hoodlums‚" "punks‚" or "burnouts" by outsiders‚ the Hallway Hangers are actually a varied group‚ and much can be learned from considering each member (Macleod p. 162). The Brothers attend high school on a regular basis and none of them participate in high-risk behaviors‚ such as
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