ERGONOMIC SURVEY ON HEALTH STATUS OF THE NURSES WORKING IN SHIFT IN HOSPITALS

Authors

  • Subhashis Sahu Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology Laboratory, Depertment of Physiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, India
  • Smaranika Goswami Ergonomics and Occupational Physiology Laboratory, Depertment of Physiology, University of Kalyani, Kalyani-741235, Nadia, India
  • Ramjyoti Ganguly Department of Physiology, K. N College, Berhampur, India

Abstract

The nurses working in hospitals have to work in shift to deliver proper health care. These rotating shift works in tum causes different health problems. The nature of job poses high cognitive and emotional load. Present study aimed at evaluating the heath problems and stressors of nurses working in rotating shifts. Result indicate that nurses suffers from sleep deprivation, gastro-intestinal problems, gynecological problems and other health problems due to shift work and it increased with age. The nature of work is psychologically demanding. Some ergonomic solutions are formulated to ameliorate the problems.

Keywords:

Health status, Emotional load, Stressors of nurses, Rotating shifts

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Published

03-01-2011

How to Cite

Subhashis Sahu, Smaranika Goswami, & Ramjyoti Ganguly. (2011). ERGONOMIC SURVEY ON HEALTH STATUS OF THE NURSES WORKING IN SHIFT IN HOSPITALS . The Malaysian Journal of Nursing (MJN), 2(3), 12-15. Retrieved from https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjn/article/view/607

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2011): The Malaysian Journal of Nursing

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