Journal article
Critical care nurses' perceptions of the outcomes of working overtime in Canada
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Nursing overtime is being integrated into the normal landscape of practice to ensure optimal staffing levels and addresses variations in patient volume and acuity. This is particularly true in critical care where fluctuations in either are difficult to predict.
PURPOSE: The goal of this study was to explore critical care nurses' perceptions of the outcomes of working overtime.
Authors
Lobo VM; Ploeg J; Fisher A; Peachey G; Akhtar-Danesh N
Journal
Nursing Outlook, Vol. 65, No. 4, pp. 400–410
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
July 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.outlook.2016.12.009
ISSN
0029-6554