Sleep and errors in a group of Australian hospital nurses at work and during the commute.

Jillian Dorrian; Carolyn Tolley; Nicole Lamond; Cameron van den Heuvel; Jan Pincombe; Ann E. Rogers; Dawson Drew

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Sleep and errors in a group of Australian hospital nurses at work and during the commute.

November 19, 2008

Dorrian J, Tolley C, Lamond N, et al. Appl Ergon. 2008;39(5):605-13.

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Nurses reported struggling to stay awake during nearly one in three shifts, and drowsiness during work and commuting was associated with longer shift length.

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