EXPLORING FACTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF NURSE FATIGUE IN NURSES WHO WORK ON-CALL SHIFTS

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p> <p><strong>Purpose: </strong>On-call shifts are used for unpredictable hours in addition to regular shifts at many hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore the factors related to nurse fatigue in nurses who work on-call shifts, as well as identifying the consequences of call-shift related fatigue on these nurses.</p> <p><strong>Design: </strong>A descriptive qualitative design will be used.</p> <p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative self-report technique will be used in this study known as semi-structured interviews. These interviews will be of a small sample size to allow time and opportunity for intimate and extensive interactions with the study participants.</p> <p><strong>Data Analysis: </strong>A selective approach, in which statements and phrases relevant and essential to the study will be highlighted, will be used to interpret narrative data in this study.</p> <p><strong>Potential Clinical Relevance: </strong>This study can be beneficial to nursing by bridging the gap within nurse fatigue literature and providing more literature specific to nurses whom work on-call. Hopefully, this study will provide information to nurses, nurse leaders and administrators to aide in effectively addressing on-call shift related nurse fatigue. With more information, the nursing community can mutually agree on goals to minimize, resolve, or eliminate the issue completely.</p> <p><em>Keywords: on-call fatigue, on-call shift, nurse fatigue, call shift fatigue, call hours fatigue</em></p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing Administration and Health Policy

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Nursing

Year

2019

Author dc:creator

• MItchell, Erin

Contributors dc:contributor

• M. Lisa Hedenstrom, PhD, RN, MBA, NEA-BC
• Nancy Ballard, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

• : on-call fatigue
• on-call shift
• nurse fatigue
• call shift fatigue
• call hours fatigue
• Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/nursmast_etd/5

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu:nursmast_etd-1005