Objectives:Newly graduated nurses commence night shifts during a phase of heightened vulnerability to reality shock,exacerbating the challenges faced by these graduates.Therefore,this study aimed to identify the chall...Objectives:Newly graduated nurses commence night shifts during a phase of heightened vulnerability to reality shock,exacerbating the challenges faced by these graduates.Therefore,this study aimed to identify the challenges experienced by newly graduated nurses when undertaking night shifts in order to help identify a strategy for supporting their adaptation to these shifts.Methods:Semi-structured personal interviews were used to collect data.Fifteen newly graduated nurses were selected to participate in the study by purposive sampling method from November 2021 to March 2022 in one of four general hospitals situated in the southwestern region of Japan.Semi-structured interviews were analyzed by using thematic analysis.Results:The analysis revealedfive central themes and nine subthemes:challenges in task efficiency(task organization challenges,challenges in time-constrained task performance),challenges in responding to patients’changing conditions(challenges in responding to patients’irregular conditions,challenges in responding to nighttime changes in patients’behaviors),challenges in independent practice(challenges in engaging in independent nursing practice,challenges in dealing with unexpected events),challenges in establishing collaborative relationships(challenges in working closely with other staff,challenges in establishing collaborative relationships during night shifts with limited resources),challenges in adapting to shift work(challenges in managing physical conditions for shift work).Conclusions:Newly graduated nurses often encounter challenges in performing their tasks during the transition period.When working night shifts,they face additional hurdles unique to nocturnal duties.Thefindings underscore the necessity for these graduates to develop night shift-specific readiness to effectively navigate the demands inherent in such work schedules.展开更多
Introduction: The exposure to shift works, and especially to night shift, goes against the circadian rythmicity of the social man, which brings about a multitude of disruptive effects on health. In a hospital environm...Introduction: The exposure to shift works, and especially to night shift, goes against the circadian rythmicity of the social man, which brings about a multitude of disruptive effects on health. In a hospital environment, such night shift is necessary so as to ensure the continuity of care. Sleep and vigilance disorders related to this work mode are frequent and often pose adaptation problems. The objective of this study is to detect the harmful effects of night shift on sleep, vigilance and the quality of life of nurses in Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital in Sousse. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study carried out among two groups of nurses: one group performing a fixed night work and the other one working permanently during the day at Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital in Sousse. Data collection is mainly based on validated questionnaires evaluating sleep quality (Pittsburg sleep quality index), daytime sleepiness (Epworth sleepiness scale), sleep typology (Horne and Ostberg questionnaire), and the quality of life (SF-12). An objective evaluation of vigilance was realized by the study of reaction time and error rates to different tasks of “Super lab” software. Results: 50 night and 50 day nurses have been colligated. Both groups were age- and gender-matched. Sleep quality mean index was significantly higher among night nurses in comparison with day nurses (10.2 ± 5.9 versus 6.76 ± 5.16). After multivariate analysis, sleep quality was significantly correlated to age, department, schedule and the choice of schedule. Night shift was not related to daytime sleepiness. The objective analysis of vigilance showed that the reaction time to different tasks exploring the attentional mechanisms, as well as errors rate, were significantly more important among the night group. The mental score of the quality of life was significantly higher among day nurses. However, such difference was not significant with regard to physical score. Conclusion: The findings of our study highlight not only the alteration of the health and the well being of paramedical staff secondary to night shift, but also a possible threat to safety care lavished by these teams, which involves the necessity to undertake preventive measures on an individual and collective scale.展开更多
Prolonged night shift is associated with high burnout rate, but the physiological effects of a 16 h shift remain undetermined. Here we evaluated fatigue and stress via salivary assays to determine the correlation betw...Prolonged night shift is associated with high burnout rate, but the physiological effects of a 16 h shift remain undetermined. Here we evaluated fatigue and stress via salivary assays to determine the correlation between stress and fatigue and prolonged night shifts. Twenty-five nurses (9 men, 16 women;16 h night shift (n = 13), 8 h day shift (n = 12)) from Juntendo University Koshigaya Hospital were evaluated for four consecutive workdays separated by off days. Salivary samples were collected upon waking and before sleep on non-working days, before and after the day and night shifts, and before and after the break during the nocturnal schedule, and analyzed for levels of cortisol, chromogranin A, α-amylase activity and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). On non-working days, cortisol levels showed similar kinetic pattern in both nurses. On working days, day-time nurses’ cortisol levels showed normal circadian pattern throughout the shift. Night nurses’ cortisol levels at the beginning of the shift were comparable to that of the normal morning elevation. α-Amylase activity in the night shift nurses was higher than day shift nurses through each period. No significant differences in chromogranin A and sIgA levels were detected between day and night shift workers. A 16 h night shift may cause marked circadian misalignment in cortisol levels.展开更多
目的：比较轮值夜班的护士与非轮值夜班的护士排尿日记的差异。方法：选择2014年1月至6月期间一直在北京大学人民医院住院病房工作的女性护士共58名,入选的护士年龄为20～43岁,其中28名护士在这半年内轮值夜班,作为夜班组,平均年龄为（2...目的：比较轮值夜班的护士与非轮值夜班的护士排尿日记的差异。方法：选择2014年1月至6月期间一直在北京大学人民医院住院病房工作的女性护士共58名,入选的护士年龄为20～43岁,其中28名护士在这半年内轮值夜班,作为夜班组,平均年龄为（26.75±4.11）岁,另外30名护士在这半年内无需轮值夜班,作为白班组,平均年龄为（27.80±5.60）岁。在这半年的最后1周记录其排尿日记,并要求在记录期间保证每日摄水量控制在1 500～2 000 m L。比较两组护士正常睡眠时的夜尿情况,并比较相应的8 h时间段内排尿情况的差异。结果：值夜班的护士与值白班的护士相比,正常睡眠时夜间排尿量[125 m L（0～660 m L）vs.0 m L（0～340 m L）]及夜间排尿次数[0.5次（0～2.4次）vs.0次（0～2次）]明显增加（P〈0.05）,而且在连续1周的记录中,夜班护士在值完夜班后的2天内夜间排尿量比值夜班前明显增加（P〈0.01）。夜班组护士与白班组护士相比,在下午的8 h时间段（2 pm—10 pm）内,排尿量[（542.35±204.66）m L vs.（675.62±256.09）m L]和排尿次数[（2.24±0.69）次vs.（2.91±0.73）次]明显减少（P〈0.05）。在夜间的8 h时间段（10 pm—6 am）内,夜班组护士与白班组护士相比,排尿量[（309.74±162.74）m L vs.（199.38±153.98）m L,P=0.01]和排尿次数[（1.31±0.52）次vs.（0.82±0.55）次,P〈0.01）]均明显增加。结论：轮值夜班明显影响护士的排尿,增加夜尿量及夜尿次数。展开更多
基金supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research[grant number 23K09804]The JSPS has had any roles in the survey's design,implementation,and analysis.
文摘Objectives:Newly graduated nurses commence night shifts during a phase of heightened vulnerability to reality shock,exacerbating the challenges faced by these graduates.Therefore,this study aimed to identify the challenges experienced by newly graduated nurses when undertaking night shifts in order to help identify a strategy for supporting their adaptation to these shifts.Methods:Semi-structured personal interviews were used to collect data.Fifteen newly graduated nurses were selected to participate in the study by purposive sampling method from November 2021 to March 2022 in one of four general hospitals situated in the southwestern region of Japan.Semi-structured interviews were analyzed by using thematic analysis.Results:The analysis revealedfive central themes and nine subthemes:challenges in task efficiency(task organization challenges,challenges in time-constrained task performance),challenges in responding to patients’changing conditions(challenges in responding to patients’irregular conditions,challenges in responding to nighttime changes in patients’behaviors),challenges in independent practice(challenges in engaging in independent nursing practice,challenges in dealing with unexpected events),challenges in establishing collaborative relationships(challenges in working closely with other staff,challenges in establishing collaborative relationships during night shifts with limited resources),challenges in adapting to shift work(challenges in managing physical conditions for shift work).Conclusions:Newly graduated nurses often encounter challenges in performing their tasks during the transition period.When working night shifts,they face additional hurdles unique to nocturnal duties.Thefindings underscore the necessity for these graduates to develop night shift-specific readiness to effectively navigate the demands inherent in such work schedules.
文摘Introduction: The exposure to shift works, and especially to night shift, goes against the circadian rythmicity of the social man, which brings about a multitude of disruptive effects on health. In a hospital environment, such night shift is necessary so as to ensure the continuity of care. Sleep and vigilance disorders related to this work mode are frequent and often pose adaptation problems. The objective of this study is to detect the harmful effects of night shift on sleep, vigilance and the quality of life of nurses in Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital in Sousse. Material and Methods: It is a cross-sectional study carried out among two groups of nurses: one group performing a fixed night work and the other one working permanently during the day at Farhat Hached Teaching Hospital in Sousse. Data collection is mainly based on validated questionnaires evaluating sleep quality (Pittsburg sleep quality index), daytime sleepiness (Epworth sleepiness scale), sleep typology (Horne and Ostberg questionnaire), and the quality of life (SF-12). An objective evaluation of vigilance was realized by the study of reaction time and error rates to different tasks of “Super lab” software. Results: 50 night and 50 day nurses have been colligated. Both groups were age- and gender-matched. Sleep quality mean index was significantly higher among night nurses in comparison with day nurses (10.2 ± 5.9 versus 6.76 ± 5.16). After multivariate analysis, sleep quality was significantly correlated to age, department, schedule and the choice of schedule. Night shift was not related to daytime sleepiness. The objective analysis of vigilance showed that the reaction time to different tasks exploring the attentional mechanisms, as well as errors rate, were significantly more important among the night group. The mental score of the quality of life was significantly higher among day nurses. However, such difference was not significant with regard to physical score. Conclusion: The findings of our study highlight not only the alteration of the health and the well being of paramedical staff secondary to night shift, but also a possible threat to safety care lavished by these teams, which involves the necessity to undertake preventive measures on an individual and collective scale.
文摘Prolonged night shift is associated with high burnout rate, but the physiological effects of a 16 h shift remain undetermined. Here we evaluated fatigue and stress via salivary assays to determine the correlation between stress and fatigue and prolonged night shifts. Twenty-five nurses (9 men, 16 women;16 h night shift (n = 13), 8 h day shift (n = 12)) from Juntendo University Koshigaya Hospital were evaluated for four consecutive workdays separated by off days. Salivary samples were collected upon waking and before sleep on non-working days, before and after the day and night shifts, and before and after the break during the nocturnal schedule, and analyzed for levels of cortisol, chromogranin A, α-amylase activity and secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA). On non-working days, cortisol levels showed similar kinetic pattern in both nurses. On working days, day-time nurses’ cortisol levels showed normal circadian pattern throughout the shift. Night nurses’ cortisol levels at the beginning of the shift were comparable to that of the normal morning elevation. α-Amylase activity in the night shift nurses was higher than day shift nurses through each period. No significant differences in chromogranin A and sIgA levels were detected between day and night shift workers. A 16 h night shift may cause marked circadian misalignment in cortisol levels.
文摘目的：比较轮值夜班的护士与非轮值夜班的护士排尿日记的差异。方法：选择2014年1月至6月期间一直在北京大学人民医院住院病房工作的女性护士共58名,入选的护士年龄为20～43岁,其中28名护士在这半年内轮值夜班,作为夜班组,平均年龄为（26.75±4.11）岁,另外30名护士在这半年内无需轮值夜班,作为白班组,平均年龄为（27.80±5.60）岁。在这半年的最后1周记录其排尿日记,并要求在记录期间保证每日摄水量控制在1 500～2 000 m L。比较两组护士正常睡眠时的夜尿情况,并比较相应的8 h时间段内排尿情况的差异。结果：值夜班的护士与值白班的护士相比,正常睡眠时夜间排尿量[125 m L（0～660 m L）vs.0 m L（0～340 m L）]及夜间排尿次数[0.5次（0～2.4次）vs.0次（0～2次）]明显增加（P〈0.05）,而且在连续1周的记录中,夜班护士在值完夜班后的2天内夜间排尿量比值夜班前明显增加（P〈0.01）。夜班组护士与白班组护士相比,在下午的8 h时间段（2 pm—10 pm）内,排尿量[（542.35±204.66）m L vs.（675.62±256.09）m L]和排尿次数[（2.24±0.69）次vs.（2.91±0.73）次]明显减少（P〈0.05）。在夜间的8 h时间段（10 pm—6 am）内,夜班组护士与白班组护士相比,排尿量[（309.74±162.74）m L vs.（199.38±153.98）m L,P=0.01]和排尿次数[（1.31±0.52）次vs.（0.82±0.55）次,P〈0.01）]均明显增加。结论：轮值夜班明显影响护士的排尿,增加夜尿量及夜尿次数。
