Comments on: Interesting Article About Nurses’ Accidental Needle Sticks http://www.taproot.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/interesting-article-about-nurses-accidental-needle-sticks/ Root Cause Analysis / Accident Investigation / Performance Improvement / TapRooT® Fri, 16 May 2008 11:14:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ed Coburn http://www.taproot.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/interesting-article-about-nurses-accidental-needle-sticks/#comment-15760 Ed Coburn Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:50:14 +0000 http://www.taproot.com/wordpress/2008/04/23/interesting-article-about-nurses-accidental-needle-sticks/#comment-15760 Nursing, like most other forms of shiftwork, is a profession that must always be vigilant on the issue of fatigue. Hospitals must make sure they're using shiftwork management best practices, relying on the latest research. In addition, employers must provide nurses with shiftworker lifestyle training to enable them to manage their sleep, diet, caffeine usage, and other aspects of their personal life. The National Shiftwork Information Center blog has a number of posts on these subjects: For managers, take a look at Management tips for improving shiftwork schedules (http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/search/label/management). For nursues, take a look at http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/2008/01/shiftworker-lifestyle-training-fatigue.html. Ed Coburn Executive Director National Shiftwork Information Center www.ShiftworkInformation.blogspot.com Nursing, like most other forms of shiftwork, is a profession that must always be vigilant on the issue of fatigue. Hospitals must make sure they’re using shiftwork management best practices, relying on the latest research. In addition, employers must provide nurses with shiftworker lifestyle training to enable them to manage their sleep, diet, caffeine usage, and other aspects of their personal life.

The National Shiftwork Information Center blog has a number of posts on these subjects:

For managers, take a look at Management tips for improving shiftwork schedules (http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/search/label/management). For nursues, take a look at http://shiftworkinformation.blogspot.com/2008/01/shiftworker-lifestyle-training-fatigue.html.

Ed Coburn
Executive Director
National Shiftwork Information Center
www.ShiftworkInformation.blogspot.com

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