This is a generous sharing of your research summaries Felicity. I wonder if
there is different research for those who work a full shift and then are
on-call vs caseload midwifery where there is no requirement to work shifts
and one has more control over when one does ones work?
kathleen Fahy
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From: Felicity Croker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, August 13, 1999 10:20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Occupational Health & On call
Hello Trish,
Not specifically articles about nurses "on call" but:
1) Australian Safety News Dec 1998. Article by Steve Rotheram on the
stress generated by demands on nurses & doctors. P.28 talks briefly about
on call keeping them perpetually tense, chronically fatigued, impairing
sleep even if no calls come through. The effects can lead to problems with
personal relationships, drugs & alcohol. In young drs is a cause of suicide.
2) Journal of Occupational Health & safety (ANZ) vol.13, no.5, Oct 1997
was a special edition.
It looked at shiftwork, work-related fatigue, dynamic rosters, female
shiftworkers
Research emphasis is on the need for recovery time to avoid accumulative
effects of fatique. If on-call means extra shifts, longer working hours,
working unusual hours, etc. fatigue is an issue.
The research also indictes that equity needs to be considered. This does
not mean the same shifts/on call for all. Instead, employee preferences
need to be maximised. Balancing demand, flexibility, & individual needs
when rostering on call/dynamic rosters is the challenge. Achieving this
balance, being equitable/fair about 'bad times' should keep employees
satisfied according Panton & Eitzen (1997).
I like the statement from a SA consultant: "Do you treat shiftwork as
serioulsy as you woudl hazardous chemicals". Goes on to point out that it
is about as dangerous.
3) Occupational Health & safety news Feb 99, had a brief piece on
shiftworkers needing longer roster breaks.
Check with your OHS officer she/he probably has all these publications.
This may be useful
Cheers
Felicity
At 11:24 AM 08/12/1999 +1000, you wrote:
>Dear Listners
>Does anyone have any information on research whcih has been ocnducted into
>the effects of being 'on-call' on midwives or nurses? I have a friend
>doing a masters project looking at these effects on NNICU nurses doing NETS
>transports. Your help would be of enourmous benefit. Ta. Trish
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