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Occupational fatigue, workload and nursing teamwork in hospital nurses
Hyeonmi Cho1, Knar Sagherian2, Linda D Scott1
1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
|April 9, 2022
Summary
Improving nursing teamwork can reduce nurse fatigue. High workload and strong teamwork, especially team orientation and leadership, significantly impact chronic fatigue in nurses.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Science
- Occupational Health
- Healthcare Management
Background:
- Nurse fatigue poses risks to healthcare professionals and patient safety.
- Nursing teamwork is recognized for enhancing patient care but its link to nurse fatigue is underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between workload, nursing teamwork, and nurse fatigue.
- To examine how nursing teamwork moderates the relationship between workload and fatigue.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional online survey of 810 US hospital nurses.
- Validated scales measured workload, nursing teamwork, and fatigue.
- Hierarchical multiple linear regression analyses were employed.
Main Results:
- All nursing teamwork subscales negatively correlated with acute and chronic fatigue.
- Team orientation, shared mental model, and team leadership moderated the workload-chronic fatigue link.
- The positive association between workload and chronic fatigue was amplified by high levels of specific teamwork components.
Conclusions:
- Enhancing nursing teamwork is a potential strategy for mitigating nurse fatigue.
- Monitoring and managing high workloads are crucial for preventing nurse fatigue.
- Interventions should focus on both teamwork and workload management to support nurse well-being.
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