Sleep and cognitive performance of flight nurses after 12-hour evening versus 18-hour shifts

Air Medical Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 216-225

  Thomas, Frank ^a,b,c   Hopkins, Ramona O ^a,d   Handrahan, Diana L ^a   Walker, James ^a,b   Carpenter, Judi ^c  

^a LDS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRPLANE CREW; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLIGHT NURSING; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NIGHT WORK; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

AIR AMBULANCES; COGNITION; NURSES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33748033410     PISSN: 1067991X     EISSN: 15326497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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