In regards to the Wisconsin case, one can see that if 12-hour shifts were not in effect here, the death of a young life could have been prevented and a lifetime of guilt and consequences on the nurses behalf, spared. Facilities using 12-hour shifts as a means of scheduling need to weigh the positive and negative consequences at hand and go from there. Who are these shifts benefiting more, the nurses or the patients? To progress further in the field of nursing we need to asses how 12-hour shifts are affecting the patients because as health care professionals the main goal should be patient satisfaction and overall well-being. I propose that facilities operating under 12-hour shifts start moving towards 8-hour shifts in hopes of reaching these
In regards to the Wisconsin case, one can see that if 12-hour shifts were not in effect here, the death of a young life could have been prevented and a lifetime of guilt and consequences on the nurses behalf, spared. Facilities using 12-hour shifts as a means of scheduling need to weigh the positive and negative consequences at hand and go from there. Who are these shifts benefiting more, the nurses or the patients? To progress further in the field of nursing we need to asses how 12-hour shifts are affecting the patients because as health care professionals the main goal should be patient satisfaction and overall well-being. I propose that facilities operating under 12-hour shifts start moving towards 8-hour shifts in hopes of reaching these