STRESSORS IN NURSING WITH DOUBLE OR MORE WORKING HOURS

Estimation of Working Hours of Nursing Staff in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Work Sampling

Background: Human resources are considered the most valuable capital of every healthcare system, and the quality of care is closely related to the quantity and skill of this group. Therefore, the proper estimation of the required nursing staff in different wards can help improve the quality of nursing care. The purpose of this study was to determine the hours of provided care by nursing staff i...

Nursing work hours: individual needs versus working conditions.

OBJECTIVE To assess factors associated with professional and total hours of work (work + home) among nursing staff. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted in a university hospital in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, between 2004 and 2005. A total of 696 workers (nurses, nurse technicians and aids), mostly women (87.8%) working day and/or night shifts, participated in the study. A ...

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Teaching Stressors in Nursing Instructors of Nursing and Midwifery Faculties in Tehran

Introduction. Nursing instructors, in addition to having faculty members' responsibilities such as teaching and doing research, offer community services as well. These responsibilities often cause great amount of job stresses for them. The purpose of this study was to determine the stressors in clinical and theoretical nursing education on nursing instructors. Methods. This descriptive-analyti...

Long working hours and health.

OBJECTIVES This article examines associations between long working hours, depression and changes in selected health behaviours. Based on an analysis of people followed over a two-year period, the relationship between changes in work hours and changes in health behaviours is explored. DATA SOURCE The data are from the household longitudinal component of the 1994/95 and 1996/97 cycles of the Na...