Use of a Night Float System to Comply With Resident Duty Hours Restrictions
Academic MedicinePublished 22 October 2015Open access
Ning‐Zi Sun, Runye Gan, Linda Snell, Diana Dolmans
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Abstract
Duty hours restrictions, as exemplified by an NF system, have both positive and negative impacts on professionalism. Interventions and training toward effective team-based care are needed to curb emergence of shift-worker mentality.
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