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Importance of motivation in reducing the effects of shorter sleep on nurse burnout
  1. Pamela B de Cordova,
  2. Charlotte Thomas-Hawkins
  1. Rutgers Health, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Pamela B de Cordova, Rutgers Health, Rutgers School of Nursing, Newark, New Jersey, USA; pd306{at}sn.rutgers.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2024-103974

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    Commentary on: Hatukay et al. The relationship between quick return shift schedules and burnout among nurses: A prospective repeated measures multi-source study. Int J Nurs Stud 2024;151:1-7

    Implications for practice and research

    • Nurse managers should develop motivational methods to buffer the effects of shorter sleep durations on burnout and be cognisant of the impact of quick return shifts on nurses.

    • Sleep studies are often cross-sectional based on self-report measures; using more objective measures of sleep over a longer period is encouraged.

    Context

    Acute care nurses often work consecutive shifts to meet workplace demands and that allows for longer day off periods. Quick return is defined in the literature as less than 11 hours of rest between two consecutive shifts.1 When nurses work consecutive quick return shifts, they require sufficient intershift recovery that is necessary for adequate sleep and the delivery of safe patient care.2 Guided …

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    Footnotes

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Provenance and peer review Commissioned; internally peer reviewed.