Student midwives' duty hours: Risks, standards, and recommendations

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 127-140

  Lawrence, Rachel ^a   Kantrowitz Gordon, Ira ^a   Landis, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical protocol; Midwifery; Preceptorship; Shift work sleep disorder; Sleep; Students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; COGNITION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EYE TRACKING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDWIFERY EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; NURSE MIDWIFE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALL; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; THINKING IMPAIRMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK CAPACITY; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKING TIME; ATTENTION; COMPLICATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; MIDWIFE; PREGNANCY; SLEEP; STUDENT;

ATTENTION; COGNITION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDWIFERY; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANCY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STUDENTS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84898600258     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jmwh.12053     Document Type: Article

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