conclusions the door-to-needle (dtn) time, in a standard setting, is recommended to be less than 30 minutes. according to the results of this study, the dtn time is comparatively two times longer in females and afternoon and night shifts. different variables including emergency staff, physicians, patients’ characteristics, and environmental/physical factors induced this difference. results in t...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to describe the work of evening and night home care patrols in Swedish old-age care by examining how staff members view their work and the specific work content. DESIGN AND METHODS The authors developed two questionnaires: one that was to be answered jointly by the patrol teams, and one to be completed by each individual member of a team. All patrols in t...

OBJECTIVES The authors investigated if a wireless system of call handling and task management for out of hours care could replace a standard pager-based system and improve markers of efficiency, patient safety and staff satisfaction. DESIGN Prospective assessment using both quantitative and qualitative methods, including interviews with staff, a standard satisfaction questionnaire, independen...

Restriction of resident duty hours has resulted in the implementation of night float systems in surgical and medical programs. Many papers have examined the benefits and structure of night float, but few have addressed patient safety issues, quality patient care, and the impact on the residency education system. The objective of this review is to provide practical tips to optimize the night flo...

The aim of this study was to analyze short-term memory, attention and sleep patterns of the nursing staff working night and day shifts. Study participants were 109 subjects in a hospital in Minas Gerais working on the day shift (n = 68) or night shift (n = 41). Data collection was performed using the Sleep Diary and WAIS-III Test Battery. The results showed a significant difference for the qual...

anxiety is a feeling of worry and excessive concern against obscure danger about inner or outer threat, which occur in form of ambiguous fear. it finally causes physical problem and impairs social and occupational functions. anxiety is the most common mental disorder. nursing totally is a difficult job and because of their working environmental and activity, they always encountering with damage...

Background and Objectives: Work sampling is a useful technique to characterize how employees allocate their work time to various activities. Given the value of nurses’ time for quality health care delivery, characterization of nursing time distribution may provide useful information for optimal use of nursing staff. The purpose of the present study was to explore time allocatio...