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COMMENTARY

Is it time to pull the plug on 12-hour shifts?: Part 3. Harm Reduction Strategies if Keeping 12-Hour Shifts.

Geiger-Brown J, Trinkoff AM. J Nurs Adm. 2010;40:357-359.

STUDY

The nurse's medication day.

Jennings BM, Sandelowski M, Mark B. Qual Health Res. 2011;21:1441-1451.

STUDY

How long and how much are nurses now working?

Trinkoff A, Geiger-Brown J, Brady B, Lipscomb J, Muntaner C. Am J Nurs. April 2006;106:60-71.

COMMENTARY

Effects of extended work shifts and shift work on patient safety, productivity, and employee health.

Keller SM. AAOHN J. 2009;57:497-502.

STUDY

Longitudinal analyses of nurse staffing and patient outcomes: more about failure to rescue.

Seago JA, Williamson A, Atwood C. J Nurs Adm. 2006;36:13-21.

COMMENTARY

Workaround Error

Pape T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. Febuary 2006.

COMMENTARY

Limiting nurse overtime, and promoting other good working conditions, influences patient safety.

Collins Sharp BA, Clancy CM. J Nurs Care Qual. 2008;23:97-100.

STUDY

The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety.

Rogers AE, Hwang WT, Scott LD, Aiken LH, Dinges DF. Health Aff (Millwood). 2004;23:202-212.

BOOK/REPORT

Safe Handover: Safe Patients.

Kingston, ACT, Australia: Australian Medical Association; 2006.

STUDY

Hospital workload and adverse events.

Weissman JS, Rothschild JM, Bendavid E, et al. Med Care. 2007;45:448-455.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Exhausted workforce increases the risk of errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert. June 2, 2005.

COMMENTARY

The increased incidence of anesthetic adverse events in late afternoon surgeries.

Johnson J. AORN J. 2008;88:79-87.

STUDY

The effects of on-duty napping on intern sleep time and fatigue.

Arora V, Dunphy C, Chang VY, Ahmad F, Humphrey HJ, Meltzer D. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:792-798.

COMMENTARY

Building physician work hour regulations from first principles and best evidence.

Volpp KG, Landrigan CP. JAMA. 2008;300:1197-1199.

STUDY

The impact of shift patterns on junior doctors' perceptions of fatigue, training, work/life balance and the role of social support.

Brown M, Tucker P, Rapport F, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e36.

STUDY

Team structure and adverse events in home health care.

Feldman PH, Bridges J, Peng T. Med Care. 2007;45:553-561.

STUDY

Predicting future staffing needs at teaching hospitals: use of an analytical program with multiple variables.

Mitchell CC, Ashley SW, Zinner MJ, Moore FD. Arch Surg. 2007;142:329-334.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Hospitals move to reduce risk of night shift.

Landro L. Wall Street Journal. May 28, 2008:D1.

STUDY

Cost implications of reduced work hours and workloads for resident physicians.

Nuckols TK, Bhattacharya J, Miller Wolman D, Ulmer C, Escarce JJ. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:2202-2215.

COMMENTARY

Production Pressures

Carayon P. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2007.

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