The effects of work breaks on staff nurse performance

Journal of Nursing Administration

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 512-519

  Rogers, Ann E ^a,c   Hwang, Wei Ting ^a   Scott, Linda D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DROWSINESS; EATING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LEGAL ASPECT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; RESPONSIBILITY; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REST; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 8544273751     PISSN: 00020443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005110-200411000-00007     Document Type: Article

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