Linsey M Steege1, Barbara J Pinekenstein, Jessica G Rainbow, Élise Arsenault Knudsen. 1. Author Affiliations: Assistant Professor (Dr Steege), Clinical Professor and Richard E. Sinaiko Professor in Health Care Leadership (Dr Pinekenstein), and PhD Student (Mss Rainbow and Knudsen), School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the current state of fatigue risk management systems (FRMS) to address nurse fatigue in hospitals. BACKGROUND: Although multiple studies have examined sources and consequences of fatigue, little is known about the current state of FRMS. METHODS: This study used a sequential exploratory mixed-method design including a survey of nurse leaders from across the United States. FINDINGS: Although healthcare organizations have implemented strategies to address fatigue, most participants' organizations did not have a formal FRMS in place. Monitoring individual nurses' levels of fatigue and using tools to predict fatigue risk were rare. CONCLUSIONS: Significant opportunities exist to implement formal FRMS in healthcare. Nursing leaders, in partnership with other organizational leaders, should develop a formal plan to monitor fatigue and implement multiple levels of interventions to prevent fatigue and mitigate its consequences.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the current state of fatigue risk management systems (FRMS) to address nurse fatigue in hospitals. BACKGROUND: Although multiple studies have examined sources and consequences of fatigue, little is known about the current state of FRMS. METHODS: This study used a sequential exploratory mixed-method design including a survey of nurse leaders from across the United States. FINDINGS: Although healthcare organizations have implemented strategies to address fatigue, most participants' organizations did not have a formal FRMS in place. Monitoring individual nurses' levels of fatigue and using tools to predict fatigue risk were rare. CONCLUSIONS: Significant opportunities exist to implement formal FRMS in healthcare. Nursing leaders, in partnership with other organizational leaders, should develop a formal plan to monitor fatigue and implement multiple levels of interventions to prevent fatigue and mitigate its consequences.
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