How Long and How Much Are Nurses Now Working?
AJN American Journal of NursingPublished 1 April 2006
Alison M. Trinkoff, Jeanne Geiger‐Brown, Barbara Brady, Jane Lipscomb, Carles Muntaner
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The proportion of nurses who reported working schedules that exceed the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine should raise industry-wide concerns about fatigue and health risks to nurses as well as the safety of patients in their care.
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The proportion of nurses who reported working schedules that exceed the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine should raise industry-wide concerns about fatigue and health risks to nurses as well as the safety of patients in their care.
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