The association between 12-hour shifts and nurses-in-charge's perceptions of missed care and staffing adequacy: a retrospective cross-sectional observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Due to worldwide nursing shortages and difficulty retaining staff, long shifts for nursing staff (both registered nurses and nursing assistants) working in hospitals have been adopted widely. Because long shifts reduce the daily number of shifts from three to two, many assume that long shifts improve productivity by removing one handover and staff overlap. However, it is unclear whether staffing levels are more likely to be perceived as adequate when more long shifts are used.

Objectives

To investigate the association between the proportion of long (≥12-hour) shifts worked on a ward and nurses-in-charge's perceptions that the staffing level was sufficient to meet patient need.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study using routinely collected data (pat

SUBMITTER: Saville C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7695680 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature