title: On call: alert or unsafe? A report of the AORN on-call electronic task force.
abstract: Research has linked health care providers' long work hours with patient care errors. Perioperative staff members often work extended hours because of long shifts and being on call. AORN's on-call electronic task force conducted a survey of nurses to determine their work load, call scheduling, and experiences related to fatigue. Of the 1,013 respondents, 67.7% said they had experienced effects of sleep deprivation. A follow-up survey revealed that few call programs are in compliance with AORN's recommended practices. Compliant call programs are detailed for adaptation in other perioperative settings.
authors.affiliation: ConMed Integrated Systems, Portland, OR, USA
authors.forename: Trudy A G
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: Rebecca E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Gluesing
authors.forename: Karen Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Wanda L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Dunkel
authors.forename: Byron L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Burlingame
mesh_terms: D026683:Advisory Committees; D004581:Electronics; D005221:Fatigue; D058016:Health Facility Administration; D006801:Humans; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012449:Safety; D012956:Societies, Nursing