Effects of critical care nurses' work hours on vigilance and patients' safety.

Linda D Scott; Ann E Rogers; Wei-Ting Hwang; Yawei Zhang

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Effects of critical care nurses' work hours on vigilance and patients' safety.

January 25, 2006

Scott LD, Rogers AE, Hwang W-T, et al. Am J Crit Care. 2006;15(1):30-7.

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The investigators reviewed logbook entries from 502 critical care nurses asked to record information about hours worked, sleep-wake patterns, and errors or near misses. They found that the risk of error doubled after a shift of 12.5 hours or longer.

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