12h shifts and rates of error among nurses: A systematic review

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 1231-1242

  Clendon, Jill ^a,b   Gibbons, Veronique ^c,d  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b New Zealand Nurses Organisation   (New Zealand)

^c WAIKATO DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

12h shifts; Error; Hospitals; Nurses

Indexed keywords

NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT;

NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING;

EID: 84930045277     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2015.03.011     Document Type: Review

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