睡眠和疲劳管理策略:护士,助产士和护理人员如何应对轮班工作时间表 - - 一项定性研究
Lauren A Booker1,2, Jarrah Fitzgerald3, Jane Mills3
1School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
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|January 25, 2024
概括
医疗保健轮班工作者面临疲劳和睡眠不足,尽管生活方式有好处,但影响健康和患者护理. 不足够的培训和支持凸显出需要更好的轮班工作管理策略.
科学领域:
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
- 医疗保健管理的管理
背景情况:
- 轮班工作在护士,助产士和护理人员中很普遍,提供了生活方式的好处,但也带来了重大挑战.
- 疲劳和睡眠不足是与轮班工作相关的常见问题,影响个人生活和职业表现.
研究的目的:
- 探索轮班工作对医疗保健专业人员的好处和挑战.
- 确定护士,助产士和护理人员用来管理睡眠和疲劳的应对策略.
- 收集改善轮班工作管理的建议.
主要方法:
- 采用了定性案例研究设计.
- 27名医疗保健轮班工作者 (护士,助产士,护理人员) 参与了半结构化采访.
- 面试探讨了轮班工作经验,睡眠管理策略和改善建议,于2022年11月至12月期间进行.
主要成果:
- 参与者重视轮班工作的灵活性和财务回报,但经历了疲劳和失眠.
- 轮班工作对社会和家庭生活产生了负面影响,人们对长期健康和患者护理质量感到担忧.
- 共同的建议包括改变日程安排实践,加强关于睡眠和轮班工作的教育.
结论:
- 医疗保健专业人员往往缺乏足够的组织,学术和个人支持来管理与轮班工作相关的睡眠和疲劳.
- 关于睡眠和轮班工作管理策略的培训不足会造成职业健康和安全风险.
- 进一步的研究和有针对性的教育对于为轮班工作者提供技能以减轻对健康和患者安全的负面影响至关重要.
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