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  • Occupational Health
  • Transportation Safety

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  • Drowsy driving among nurses post-night shift leads to increased vehicle crashes and injuries.
  • Countermeasure implementation in nursing lags behind other shift-work industries.
  • Understanding nurses' perceptions is crucial for developing effective drowsy driving interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore night shift nurses' perceptions of drowsy driving.
  • To identify nurses' views on current and desired countermeasures, including educational and technological interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 night shift nurses at a large urban hospital.
  • Interviews focused on perceptions of drowsiness, mitigation strategies, and preferences for training and technology.
  • Grounded theory analysis was used to identify themes in transcribed interview data.

Main Results:

  • Nurses reported drowsiness primarily after shifts and during commutes, using mostly ineffective countermeasures.
  • Social networks influenced mitigation methods but not always behavior.
  • Nurses expressed enthusiasm for practical training and auditory alerts for drowsiness management.

Conclusions:

  • There is a significant need for real-time drowsiness interventions, especially during post-work commutes.
  • Nurses show high acceptance and readiness for educational and technological solutions.
  • Future efforts should prioritize developing and implementing practical training and tech-based interventions for nurse drowsy driving.