Issue

Nurses Shift Length

Audra Brooks
NURS 450
Need for Research
Quality of patient care
Improve patient safety
Research Question
Among nurses in acute care
hospitals, how does working
8-hour rather than 12-hour
shifts impact quality and safety
of patient care?
Research Implications
& Importance to
Nursing Practice
Improve quality and
safety of patient care
Prevent medical errors
Prevent burnout for nurses
Potential Problems
& Limitations
Sample size
Limited to day shift
One institution could
influence experiences
Study Approach
Quantitative research
Collected data from 10
daytime nurses on eight
main at Mercy Health
Saint Marys
Questionnaires and
individual interviews