Nurse Fatigue

Welcome: Nurse Fatigue
Description: Nurses experience fatigue and sleepiness during their shifts and while driving. Fatigue is having a major effect on their overall health and well-being. Nurse fatigue results in poor judgement, increased errors, increased near misses and infections. Fatigue is often caused by staffing problems, increased workload, decreased sleep, extended shifts and sicker patients. So what can staff nurses do in order to decrease and manage nurse fatigue?
Grade Level: College / Adult
Curriculum: Professional Skills
Keywords: nurse fatigue, tired nurses, fatigue in nurses, overcoming nurse fatigue, fatigue help, recommendations for nurse fatigue,
Author(s): Erin Donovan