said in the article that all teenagers should get up to 8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep. Due to teenagers not getting enough sleep, schools have been starting school later. More than 8 out of 10 schools start early then 8:30. Most places in Chicago usually start around 8 o'clock, but for athletes their practice starts around 6 am. Fatigue is a way of life for them. In some areas school launches start at 10 o’clock. That's…
As a nurse, Fatigue is a thought-provoking concept to learn because it varies from one patient to another as it is subjective. The focus of this study is the Adolescent age group, specifically high school students in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that fatigue can be a symptom for hundreds of illnesses (2012). Whether it is physically felt, related to a psychiatric disease or is psychosomatic, fatigue is a concept studied in different disciplines such as…
start times, teenagers are not being taught efficiency at school while their health and safety of themselves and others is at risk. Students need sleep to preform to the best of their ability as well as stay alert while driving. With current school start times, they cannot achieve it. Ergo school start times need to be made later to better accommodate for the requirements of teens as well as increase their own safety while driving. School requires constant thought and attention to solve complex problems…