Night shift preparation, performance, and perception: are there differences between emergency medicine nurses, residents, and faculty?

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:Determine differences between faculty, residents, and nurses regarding night shift preparation, performance, recovery, and perception of emotional and physical health effects. METHODS:Survey study performed at an urban university medical center emergency department with an accredited residency program in emergency medicine. RESULTS:Forty-seven faculty, 37 residents, and 90 nurses completed the survey. There was no difference in use of physical sleep aids between groups, except nurses utilized blackout curtains more (69%) than residents (60%) and faculty (45%). Bedroom temperature preference was similar. The routine use of pharmacologic sleep aids differed: nurses and residents (both 38%) compared to faculty (13%). Residents routinely used melatonin more (79%) than did faculty (33

SUBMITTER: Richards JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6301858 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature