Keeping Our Nurses and Patients Safe

References 

1. Federal Aviation Administration. FAA Fact Sheet. Available at: http://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/ews_story.cfm?newsId=6762. Accessed August 29, 2007.
2. Rogers A, Wei-Ting H, Scott L, et al. The working hours of hospital staff nurses and patient safety. Health Affairs. 2004;23:202–212
3. Scott L, Rogers A, Wei-Ting H, et al. Effects of critical care nurses' work hours on vigilance and patients' safety. Am J Crit Care. 2006;15:1–8
4. Lockley SW, Cronin JW, Evans EE, et al. Effect of reducing interns' weekly work hours on sleep and attention failures. N Engl J Med. 2004;351:1829–1837
5. American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. A Position Statement on On-Call/Work Schedule. Available at: http://www.aspan.org/PosStmts4.htm. Accessed August 29, 2007.
6. Dawson D, Reid K. Fatigue, alcohol, and performance impairment. Nature. 1997;388:235
   • MEDLINE
   • CrossRef
7. Trinkoff A, Rong L, Geiger-Brown J, et al. Longitudinal relationship of work hours, mandatory overtime, and on-call to musculoskeletal problems in nurses. Am J Industr Med. 2006;49:964–971