Shift work

Shift work has a detrimental impact on paramedics which compromises clinical judgement and patient safety. Paramedics are constantly and increasingly faced with heavy workloads that are mentally, emotionally, and physically tiring (Anstey, Tweedie, & Lord, 2016). Rostered shift work influences a loss of routine causing fatigue, sleep disturbance, and can potentially have a negative influence on a paramedic’s mental health (Sofianopoulos, Williams, Archer, and Thompson, 2011). This assignment will analyse shift work and the impacts this has on the sleep and mental health of paramedics. Paramedics work is dictated by patients. When patients become acutely sick or injured, paramedics are trained to respond rapidly. Sofianopoulos et al. (2011)…

Rotating shift work refers to a work schedule that changes from early to late on a daily or weekly basis(OpenStax College, 2015). That is to say, the healthcare professionals’ timetable change irregularly, which make hard for them to maintain a normal circadian rhythm. For example, the emergency-room doctors often experience some healthcare emergencies, which result in long-time sleep deprivation, high levels of stress and physical exhaustion because they cannot shift hands. Such problems might…

burden of shift work and job satisfaction among nurses in Winter Park Memorial Hospital. The study will examine the association of predictors between working long shifts and burnout to age, annual salary received, earned years of education and time spent in shift work schedules. Furthermore, the study will help identify potential strategies for improving the quality of life of shift-working nurses. Literature Review In our society today, it is a recognized fact to work beyond the outside…

Shift work includes any work that differs from a steady 9 am to 5 pm schedule (1). Many studies implicate shift work’s adverse effects on poor health outcomes. For example, increased risk for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are associated with shift work (2-5). When the sleep/wake cycle is properly aligned with the endogenous circadian clock, the circadian clock “optimally regulates our physiology and behavior across the 24-hour day” (6). However, previous research finds that the…

their feelings, concerns, and opinions about the current 12 hours-shift. A 12 hours-shift could be beneficial for many, but in this case, patient satisfaction surveys and the increase in medication errors has demonstrated that quality and patient safety is at risk. It is a fact that after a 12 hours-shift, the productivity and quality of patient care is compromised. A study published on a Health Affairs issue (Witkoski Stimpfel, Sloane, & Aiken, 2012), revealed that nurses shift length and…

situation an employee, Emily Pearson, at (CMC) will not agree to accept a shift change that has resulted from closing one of the facility’s wings. Ms. Pearson claims that because of her medical problems she is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)--42 U.S. Code § 12102 and does not need to accept the change from the first shift to the second shift. She feels that the organization must make a reasonable accommodation that would allow her to continue working on the first…

hour work day shift is a good idea only for people whom may have a health issue or have a second job already. People should have to work atleast eight hours a day. "So no I do not believe that the United States should become standard for only a six hour shift." All though Frace and Sweden have already started the six hour work day they stay out of office meetings and are working productivity I still strongly believe the United States should not push this to be the normal because without group…

(2012) support a program which would increase accessibility to formal daycare. Although Notley’s program’s directive is to provide more affordable daycare for shift workers, it inadvertently endorses better health outcomes for children. Currently, many families resort to informal care programs; relatives, neighbors, or babysitters, as daycare costs exceed their income. As demonstrated by McLaren and colleagues, non-relative care increases changes in obesity percentile for boys and low SES girls.…

How can working 3rd shift cause more health issues for women than men working 2nd shift? That is a great question to ask. Is it because the lack of sleep which causes sleep deprivation or because the mind needs ample time to recharge Is it because, effects of sleep deprivation between shifts depending on whether they have adjusted to the shift over time? Is it because sleeping too little or sleeping “against” your body’s natural biological clock could increase the likelihood of developing…

When describing a typical day at work she mentioned the procedures normally expected, but a lot more on top of that. As the one designated to run the lab, she gets there at 7:00 a.m. and sets up and calibrates all the necessary machinery to run tests on blood, numerous bodily fluids, urine, and tissue. Using automated equipment to compile results for these tests, things like cell count, toxic components, and morphology are looked for. Cell count is often used and must be done without machinery…