Citation 2 

Trinkoff, Alison M., et al. “CE: Nurses Are More Exhausted Than Ever: What Should We Do About It?” The American Journal of Nursing, vol. 121, no. 12, 2021, pp. 18–28, https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NAJ.0000802688.16426.8d. 

Summary 

The article “CE: Nurses are more exhausted than ever: What should we do about it?” The covid-19 pandemic has increased the risk of fatigue, prior to that the nurses had reported working extra shifts or overtime. We know that working in such conditions can lead to fatigue and exhaustion, which can cause many kinds of health problems like anxiety and depression etc…. The result of this fatigue impacts the nurses and the patient’s safety and the quality of care. Staffing and scheduling are also one of the factors that develop nurses’ fatigue. The job demands are especially important for this issue. Many of them are scared for their safety of being injured by a violent patient or contracting a contagious disease. Interventions to reduce and safely manage nurse fatigue are sorely needed for longer work hours have also been associated with increased nursing errors and unsafe driving events. Obtaining adequate sleep may be an important solution, if they can use that practice, it will highly be effective for the nursing fatigue in the workplace. The nurse’s wellbeing needs to be supported and protected. All the organizations should have those policies in place for the well-being of nurses and patients. 

Reflection  

I agree with this article on Nurse are exhausted than more ever: the question is what should we do about it? Something needs to be done I read that about the interventions to reduce and safely manage nurse fatigue that are sorely needed. At the same time, faced with conditions such as understaffing and the pressure from employers or managers to work extra hours, nurses find it increasingly difficult to protect their time off, also learns to navigate change and manage stress, and develops resilience. Workplaces that provide strong wellness support have reported significantly better physical and mental health than nurses in less supportive workplaces. 

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