Antoinette L. McNeil, RN, BSN Fundamental Skill for Graduate Study Deora K. Johnson 2011

 Fatigue ◦ Accommodations for non health care workers ◦ Part it plays in health care ◦ Observations ◦ Documentation ◦ Health risk ◦ Fatigue Management

 Medical Definition of Sleep deprivation  1. The condition of being deprived of sleep either under experimental or under unusual real life conditions, as distinguished from being unable to sleep. (12 Dec 1998) (Lexic.us, 2011)

 Medical Definition of Fatigue  That state, following a period of mental or bodily activity, characterized by a lessened capacity for work and reduced efficiency of accomplishment, usually accompanied by a feeling of weariness, sleepiness, or irritability. (12 Dec 1998) (Lexic.us, 2011)

 Fatigue ◦ Sleep deprivation ◦ Working hours  Effects ◦ Charting errors ◦ Medication errors ◦ Endanger themselves ◦ Patient safety ◦ Health effects

 Prevention ◦ Naps ◦ Adequate staffing ◦ Cap on overtime

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