- Title
- Examining Nursing Fatigue Levels and Antecedents: An Integrative Literature Review
- Creator
- Al-Masaeed, Mahmoud; O'Brien, Anthony Paul; Rasdi, Irniza Binti; Alqudah, Muhammad
- Relation
- International Journal of Nursing and Health Care Research Vol. 4, Issue 1, no. 1214
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.29011/2688-9501.101214
- Publisher
- Gavin Publishers
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2021
- Description
- The existing literature demonstrates that work related fatigue can impede the delivery of quality nursing care. There is a need to document and develop fatigue mitigation strategies to protect nursing and patient safety. There is therefore a need to explore and investigate the different types of nursing fatigue, their antecedent factors, and the ideal fatigue management strategies. The focus on nursing fatigue is on their level and prevalence of lethargy and tiredness both on shift and while off shift. The study rationale was to devise strategies and avenues through which fatigue cannot only be mitigated but also proactively addressed. In developing the study, secondary data was used. This was through examining peer-reviewed articles. These were 630 form SCOPUS, 970 from CINAHL), and 247 MEDLINE.After inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, only 36 of the articles were retained. Of these 36 articles, A majority were quantitative with the rest being either qualitative or adopting a mixed methodology design. Besides additional findings, the study demonstrated that some of the antecedents to nursing fatigue involve work structure and shift patterns, the nurses’ gender, culture, and personal attributes. There are three types of fatigue chronic, acute, and inter-shift. The occurrence and levels of fatigue for the three types was reported as varying from moderate to high. Regarding mitigation, there are three levels, namely the organization, team leader, and individual nurses where intervention is recommended. All stakeholders should contribute in managing and coping with nursing fatigue.
- Subject
- fatigue; risk; prevent; cope; nursing
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1437611
- Identifier
- uon:40405
- Identifier
- ISSN:2688-9501
- Language
- eng
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