Presentation Year

2023

College or Department

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

Twelve-hour shifts for nurses have become increasingly popular due to the perceived benefits, including a way to fight nursing shortages. However, recent evidence suggests that twelve-hour shifts may negatively affect patient safety. Therefore, this project argues for creating a new policy for nurses to work eight-hour rather than twelve-hour shifts. The project examines the evidence regarding the impact of twelve-hour shifts on patient safety, nurse fatigue, and avoidable errors and discusses the benefits of eight-hour shifts. This project advocates for a change towards shorter work hours for nurses to improve their productivity and increase patient safety.

Permission to Publish Work

Yes

Primary Contact: First Name

Jaimi

Primary Contact: Last Name

Wisner

Primary Contact: Email

jaimiwisner@gmail.com

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

2097470758

Node ID

1275

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