title: Twelve-hour shift on ITU: a nursing evaluation.
abstract: This paper describes the introduction and subsequent evaluation of a 12-h shift system in a large ITU in the northeast of UK. To date, only a small number of studies has evaluated nurses working the 12-h shifts in critical care areas. To evaluate the level of staff satisfaction, data were collected by means of a questionnaire involving 41 nurses, at 3 months following the introduction of the 12-h shifts. The responses from the evaluation advocated the continuation of 12-h shifts with alternative shift patterns for nurses who felt dissatisfied with the current system. Twelve-hour shifts can be seen as a flexible system for nurses working in intensive care and may assist with staff satisfaction and improving nurse recruitment and retention.
authors.affiliation: Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne. annette.richardson@nuth.northy.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Annette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.forename: Nichola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dabner
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Curtis
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce