Can Nurses Be Employed in 12-Hour Shift Systems?

• Autorzy: Makowiec-Dąbrowska T. , Krawczyk-Adamus P. , Sprusińska E. , Jóźwiak Z. W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Nurses are often obliged to work in a 12-hr shift work system. We have decided to check whether such a working system constitutes an excessive load for nurses. On the basis of a questionnaire survey among nurses working in an 8-hr daytime shift system (169 nurses) and in a 12-hr shift (536 nurses), the amount of physical workload, work stress, and after-work activities were compared. Data analysis has shown that a 12-hr shift system is characterized by less significant physical workload but greater mental load. The nurses working in a 2-shift system were more tired after work, but they could spend more time on leisure activities and do housework. The data suggest that there are no significant contraindications for nurses to work in a 2-shift system.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

shift work; 12-hr work system; Physical Workload (PWL); work stress

PL

praca zmianowa; stres w pracy; obciążenie fizyczne

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: Vol. 6, No. 3
• Strony: 393--403
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 12 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Makowiec-Dąbrowska T.

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland

autor

Krawczyk-Adamus P.

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland

autor

Sprusińska E.

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland

autor

Jóźwiak Z. W.

• Department of Work Physiology and Ergonomics, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland

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