Question

complete a two page paper regarding the dangers of nurses working greater than 12 hours. You need to identify that by not showing up to work, you may cause the previous nurse to work greater than 12 hours, and this is unsafe for patients.

Please include five Nursing Journal (peer-reviewed) articles cited to support your claims

Answer 1

Answers :

Dangers of nurse more than 12 hours :

• There is a risk associated with nurses working more than 12 hours .
• Nurses may get fatigue due to fasting more hours .
• Nurses may get work burdon ,stress and may be chances for burn out
• Mental stability altered
• Immunity may be lessened due to poor eating healthy diet practices .
• Memory power also altered
• There may be chances for chronic diseases such as diabetes mellitus ,BP etc.
• There may be alteration in thinking , thought processing.
• Mentally disturbed .
• If the nurse is mentally disturbed ,there is chance for errors in doing work a such as treatment and medication and giving care to patient .
• More working hours lead to poor health of nurse and loss of wieght and fitness
• Nurse beauty may losssed.
• Nurse may lose the alert ness on her duty .
• Prolonged standing of nurse lead to varicose veins and other musculo skeletal problems .

Impact of poor working unsafe for patient :

• Poor quality of care and safety .
• Increased instances of needle stick injury ,and musculo skeletal problems .
• Medication errors may be more .
• Patient safety may falls down .
• Patient may not get efficient care due to more burdon on nurse.
• Patient may not get satisfaction .