Sleep Deprivation in Healthcare Professionals and Medical Errors: How to Recognize Them?
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com and concentration of physicians [1]. It is also reported that allowing SD to permeate all medical specialties will cause damage both to patients and healthcare professionals [2]. Errors reported in nurses affected by SD are, an incorrect characterization of a patient’s problem, neglected medication, neglected care, mistakes in the communication of doctor’s instructions, mistakes in recording events, and gaps in treatments when needed [3]. The authors of the current study, all physicians practicing in a county hospital in general adult psychiatry, believe that sleep-deprived nurses and doctors are more likely to commit medical errors as risk-taking attitudes (RTA) increase directly with the number of hours of lost sleep (NHLS): RTA = k NHLS (with k = constant).
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Sleep Deprivation in Healthcare Professionals and Medical Errors: How to Recognize Them?
Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com and concentration of physicians [1]. It is also reported that allowing SD to permeate all medical specialties will cause damage both to patients and healthcare professionals [2]. Errors reported in nurses affected by SD are, an incorrect characterization of a patient’s problem, neglected medication, neglected care, mistakes in the communication of d...
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