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Chronic and acute fatigue and intershift recovery in undergraduate nursing students working 12 or 6‐hour faculty‐supervised clinical shifts.
Document Type
Article
Source
Nursing Forum. Jul-Sep2020, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p491-496. 6p. 3 Charts.
Subject
*CONVALESCENCE
*EMPLOYEES
*EXPERIENCE
*FATIGUE (Physiology)
*RESEARCH methodology
*NURSES
*NURSING students
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SHIFT systems
*STUDENTS
*STUDENT attitudes
*T-test (Statistics)
*OCCUPATIONAL roles
*UNDERGRADUATES
*CLINICAL supervision
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Language
ISSN
0029-6473
Abstract
Background: Nursing student fatigue and recovery time are important considerations. Purpose: This descriptive research compared chronic/acute fatigue and recovery time between one 12‐hour shift or two 6‐hour faculty‐supervised clinical shifts per week. Methods: The Occupational Fatigue and Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale was completed by undergraduate students in pediatric and obstetrical courses. Results: The student (N = 106) mean score on OFER was 37.57 for chronic fatigue, 56.57 for acute fatigue, and intershift recovery was 56.57. No differences in chronic fatigue (P =.40), acute fatigue (P =.14), or intershift recovery (P =.35) were found between groups. Nursing students (79%) preferred 12‐hour clinical shifts as compared to 21% who chose two 6‐hour clinical. Conclusions: No differences in chronic/acute fatigue or intershift recovery between a 12‐hour clinical shift or two 6‐hour clinical shifts were found. Nursing students preferred the one 12‐hour clinical shift. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]