Negative impacts of shiftwork and long work hours

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-25

  Caruso, Claire C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

circadian rhythms; extended work shifts; job stress; occupational diseases; occupational exposure; occupational injury; overtime work; Shift work; sleepiness; work schedule tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; EXTENDED WORK SHIFTS; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVERTIME WORK; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS; EXTENDED WORK SHIFTS; JOB STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; OVERTIME WORK; SHIFT WORK; SLEEPINESS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84891855516     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: 20487940     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rnj.107     Document Type: Article

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