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Nurses’ 12-hour shifts and missed or delayed vital signs observations on hospital wards: retrospective observational study

Abstract:
Objectives 12-hour shifts worked by nurses on acute hospital wards have been associated with increased rates of missed care reported by nurses. This study aimed to measure the association between nurses working shifts of at least 12 hours and an objective measure of missed care: vital signs observations taken on time according to an acuity-based surveillance protocol.

Design A retrospective observational study using routinely collected data from Ma... Expand abstract
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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024778

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ORCID:
0000-0002-6858-3535
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
Medical Sciences Division
Department:
Clinical Neurosciences
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Unknown
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-5448-6013
Publisher:
BMJ Publishing Group Publisher's website
Journal:
BMJ Open Journal website
Volume:
9
Issue:
1
Publication date:
2019-02-01
Acceptance date:
2018-11-05
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EISSN:
2044-6055
Language:
English
Pubs id:
pubs:968664
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uuid:0354e2de-d11c-4ede-bcc0-8be2551adef1
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pubs:968664
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968664
Deposit date:
2019-02-04

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