Napping on the night shift: Slacker or savior?

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 12-19

  Alspach, Grif ^a  

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Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; NIGHT CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 61549119461     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2008.28.6.12     Document Type: Editorial

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