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Running Head: NAPPING OF NURSES DURING NIGHT BREAKS 0
Napping of Nurses during Night Breaks
Teleshia Colvin
Southern New Hampshire University
Part I: Identify the Articles | |
| Article Title: Napping during breaks on the night shift: Critical care nurse manager’s perception |
| Edwards, McMillan & Fallis, 2013. |
Part II: Purpose, Research Question, and Hypothesis | |
| Exploring the perceptions of care unit managers' and their understandings with the napping practice. |
| Does napping during break help a night shift nurse in enhancing performance? |
| Napping in a night shift break helps nurses improve performance when given support in health care. |
| Nurse manager’s perception. |
| Napping on night shift breaks. |
Part III: Research Methods | |
| Canadian nurse managers of the critical care unit. |
| Forty-seven managers. These members were selected from Association of nurses of Canada. |
| A survey design was used to collect data. |
| The researcher used the calculation of frequency and rank test. |
Part IV: Results or Key Findings | |
| Longer naps caused poor sleep, while shorter naps proved to be effective. |
| Several groups revealed benefits of napping within breaks, while others showed unfavorable effects. |
| Yes. Napping appeared an easy approach in fatigue management. |
| Napping needed concerns about staff coverage because staff coverage was not proactive enough with the patients. Waking from naps was difficult, and nurses would sometimes perform poorly after the breaks if, for example, waken to an emergency (Edwards, McMillan & Fallis, 2013). |
Part V: Limitations | |
| Inconsistencies with napping to effectiveness. Longer nap durations were impractical. There were no written napping policies at the organizational level (Edwards, McMillan & Fallis, 2013). |
| There was a lack of management support, staffing levels were poor, and patients were more concerned about their health and safety. |
| Are patient's caregivers concerned with the impact of staff management on their patient's health? |
References
Edwards, M. P., McMillan, D. E., & Fallis, W. M. (2013). Napping during breaks on night shift: Critical care nurse managers’ perceptions. Dynamics (Pembroke, Ont.), 24(4), 30–35.