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Extended Shift Nurses Experience Drowsy Driving Episodes

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Extended Shift Nurses Experience Drowsy Driving Episodes

A study, authored by Linda D. Scott, PhD, of Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Mich., shows that hospital staff nurses who work extended hours, work at night, struggle to remain awake at work, or obtain less sleep are more likely to experience a drowsy driving episode. Like many nurses out there, we have surely had such an episode before.

According to the results, almost 67 percent of the (more…)


January 28th, 2009 |

Tags: Driving, Drowsy, Episodes, Experience, Extended, Nurses, Shift




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