STUDY OBJECTIVE We obtain preliminary information on the neuropsychological performance of house officers at the beginning and end of a shift while they worked consecutive night shifts in the emergency department. METHODS We prospectively studied interns working 12-hour consecutive night shifts in an urban Level I trauma center ED. All consecutive non-emergency medicine interns rotating for 1...

BACKGROUND The implementation of the European Working Time Directive has meant the introduction of shift patterns of working for junior doctors. Patient handover between shifts has become a necessary part of practice in order to reduce the risk of medical errors. Data handed over between shifts are used to prioritise clinical jobs outstanding, and to create theatre lists. We present a closed-lo...

conclusions as a result of this study, it was found that critical care nurses with fixed shift schedules display more burnout in emotional exhaustion dimension, compared to those working with rotating shift schedules. results most of the participants were females (62.7%), aged between 22 - 29 years (38.5%), married (59.2%), and had a bachelor degree (86.9%). the mean score of emotional exhausti...

Background: Sleep and rest are basic physiological human needs. Nurses work irregularly in morning, afternoon, and evening shifts; therefore, they are at greater risk of sleep problems than others. The aim of this study was to identify the factors related to sleep quality of nurses at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conduc...

Mental tasks that feature algorithmic processing with symbolic items are shown to rely on brain regions known for visualspatial functions. Yet, exactly how these functions may help execution of amodal tasks remains an open question. Here we propose a hypothesis for manipulation of items in working memory, which relies on registering items in a spatiallyorganized short-term memory store. Switchi...

INTRODUCTION Academic emergency departments (ED) strive to balance educational needs of residents and medical students with service requirements that optimize patient care. No study to date has evaluated whether resident precepting of medical students affects residents' clinical productivity. Understanding the interplay of these variables may allow for ED staffing that maximizes productivity. W...

BACKGROUND Among health care personnel working regular hours or rotating shifts can affect parameters of general health and nutrition. We have investigated physical activity, sleep quality, metabolic activity and stress levels in health care workers from both groups. METHODS We prospectively recruited 46 volunteer participants from the workforce of a University Medical Department of which 23 ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a demanding work schedule involving long, cumulative work shifts on response time and balance-related performance outcomes and to evaluate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders between day and night shift working nurses. METHODS A questionnaire was used to identify the prevalence of past (12-month) and current (7-day) muscul...

India is a population intensive developing country and there are significant shortage of healthcare facilities and resources [1]. For best utilization of social services, the healthcare units should remain open 24 hours a day, all the days in a year. This means that the personnel working in healthcare units must work in shifts and work on weekends and holidays. Working in healthcare units, plac...