TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1992//
TI  - Rotating shift work, sleep, and accidents related to sleepiness in hospital nurses
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Gold, D. R.
A1  - Rogacz, S.
A1  - Bock, N.
A1  - Tosteson, T. D.
A1  - Baum, T. M.
A1  - Speizer, F. E.
A1  - Czeisler, Charles A.
SP  - 1011
EP  - 1014
VL  - 82
IS  - 7
N2  - A hospital-based survey on shift work, sleep, and accidents was carried out among 635 Massachusetts nurses. In comparison to nurses who worked only day/evening shifts, rotators had more sleep/wake cycle disruption and nodded off more at work. Rotators had twice the odds of nodding off while driving to or from work and twice the odds of a reported accident or error related to sleepiness. Application of circadian principles to the design of hospital work schedules may result in improved health and safety for nurses and patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -