The effects of fatigue on performance in simulated nursing work

Ergonomics

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 815-829

  Barker, Linsey M ^a   Nussbaum, Maury A ^b  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Healthcare; Nursing; Performance; Workload

Indexed keywords

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; LOW LEVEL; MEDICAL ERRORS; MENTAL FATIGUE; MENTAL TASKS; MULTI-DIMENSIONAL VIEW; MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POSITIVE EFFECTS; WORK TASK; WORKLOAD;

ERRORS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEALTH CARE; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

NURSING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; NURSING; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053100426     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2011.597878     Document Type: Article

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