Sleepiness and Occupational Accidents

HOLY ANIGEL UNI\TERSITY GRADUATE ^{SCHOOL OF NT.JRSING}

First Trimester School Year 2012 - ²⁰¹³

Sleepiness and Occupational Accidents among Hospital ^Nurses

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Presented to the Graduate School

Holy

Angel

University

In

Partial

Fulfillment

of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science

in

Nursing

Maior

in

Adult

Health

Nuning

Byt

IVIAY AT.INE C.

MAYRINA

HOT.Y

ANGNL UJ\TVIRSITY

Sleepiness and Occupational Accidents Among Hospital Ntrrses

MayAnne C. Mayrina

Abstract

This stiidy aims to look at the oceurrertce of sleepines irnd occupatioiiril accidents among hospital ^nurses and

if the

age groups

of

nurses

significandy

differ in

terms

of

encessive daytime sleepiness, sleep

duration and subjective sleep zufficieney. The stttdy employed cross- sectional using self-administered questionnaires. Mann-Whitney U Test was used

to

analyze the association of age groups of nurses and excessive daytime sleepiness, sleep dr:ration and subjective ^sleep sufficiency. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyze

the association of occupational errors to several factors. The results revealed that the two age groups do not come from different groups and no statistical significant difference was detected. S/ork shift was

strongly associated

with

drug administration errors among hospital nurses and seen

to

^have

^the

^strongest association

to

^equipment

operation

errors.

^Needle

stick

injuries

are

saongly

linked

to experiencing EDS. The study has shown

tlat

sleepiness and mistakes encountered

by

nurses

in

their professional call

of

duty has been associated

with

each other as well as their shifting worL ^schedules.

Rendering competent nursing care is paramount

in

the line of wsrk among nurses.

It

is what can be considered health care delivery at its finest. However, there are factors that hinder them in providing health care. Sleepiness has been associated

in the

commission

of

^drug

administration errors, equipment operation errors and needle stick injuries. The same way work shift has affected performance of hospital nurses as the analysis has showu.

Keywords: sleepiness, occupational accidents, excessive daytime sleepiness