First, do no harm: The perils of shift work

American Journal of Nursing

Volumn 104, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 60-63

  Hughes, Ronda ^a   Stone, Patricia ^b  

^a PNM   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COPING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PHYSICAL STRESS; REVIEW; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; ARTICLE; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 8744318437     PISSN: 0002936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000446-200409000-00026     Document Type: Review

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