Artigo Revisado por pares

Practice and experience of the night shift system by the second-line nursing staff in the combined wards

2009; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

1539-0721

Autores

Zuo Xue-mei,

Tópico(s)

Safety and Risk Management

Resumo

Objective To explore the feasibility and effect of the night shift system by the second-line nursing staff in the combined wards.Methods The night shift system by the second-line nursing staff in the combined wards was practiced in the whole hospital.The wards were classified into six groups based on the similarity.The shift system,duties and responsibilities,as well as rewards regulations were modified.Results The main responsiblities of the second-line nursing staff focused on the supervision of rescue and nurisng care for emergency and critical patients,assisting in difficult nursing operations,resolving problems in first-aid instruments,sharing regular nurisng work and resovling nurse-client conflict.Conclusions This practice can integrate nurse human resources,ensure the quality of nursing in night shift,reduce nursing errors and train a senior nurse team.

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