|
KMID : 0614820140200040353
|
|
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing Administration
2014 Volume.20 No. 4 p.353 ~ p.361
|
|
|
Impact of 12-hour Shifts on Job Satisfaction, Quality of Life, Hospital Incident Reporting, and Overtime Hours in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
|
|
Lim Eun-Young
Uhn Ju-Yeon
Chang Eun-Ji
Kim na-Yeon
Ha Eun-Ju
Lee Sun-Hee
Kim Hee-Kyung
Kim Yeon-Hee
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare job satisfaction, quality of life (QOL), incident report rate and overtime hours for 12-hour shifts and for 8-hour shifts in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Methods: A descriptive survey was conducted with a convenience sample of 36 staff nurses from a PICU in a regional hospital in Korea. Data were collected using self-administrated questionnaires regarding job satisfaction and QOL at 6 months before and after the beginning of 12-hour shifts. Incident report rate and overtime hours for both 12-hour and 8-hour shifts were compared. Comparisons were made using x2-test, paired t-test and Mann-Whitney U test.
Results: After 12-hour shifts were initiated, job satisfaction significantly increased (t=3.93, p<.001) and QOL was higher for nurses on 12-hour shifts compared to 8-hour (t=7.83, p<.001). There was no statistically significant change in incident report rate (x2=0.15, p=.720). The overtimes decreased from 36.3±34.7 to 17.3±34.9 minutes (Z=-8.91, p<.001).
Conclusion: These results provide evidence that 12-hour shifts can be an effective ways of scheduling for staff nurses to increase job satisfaction and quality of life without increasing patient safety incidents or prolonged overtime work
hours.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
12-hour shifts, Job satisfaction, Quality of life, Incident report rate, Overtime hour
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
 
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
 
|
|