An investigation into the experiences of nurses exposed to shift work is shining new light on coping strategies health care workers go through, and is emphasising the importance of strong front-line management.
Griffith University’s Jane Gifkins, under the supervision of the Centre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing’s Rebecca Loudoun, published the research as a result of her master’s research.
“In Australia, with our ageing population and the increase in chronic disease, the healthcare needs of our society are increasing, and nurses need to do shift work to provide 24-hour care to their patients,” Gifkins said.
“There’s a lot of negative impacts working in shifts, for example, It’s well researched, but it’s not generally known in society that for instance, shift work is associated with breast cancer.”
“Obviously the most common complaint for shift workers is sleeplessness, fatigue and tiredness, but in spite of there seems to be a lot of shift workers who are able
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