On call: alert or unsafe? A report of the AORN on-call electronic task force

Trudy A G Kenyon; Rebecca E Gluesing; Karen Y White; Wanda L Dunkel; Byron L Burlingame

doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2007.06.020

On call: alert or unsafe? A report of the AORN on-call electronic task force

AORN J. 2007 Oct;86(4):630-9. doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.06.020.

Authors

Trudy A G Kenyon¹, Rebecca E Gluesing, Karen Y White, Wanda L Dunkel, Byron L Burlingame

Affiliation

¹ ConMed Integrated Systems, Portland, OR, USA

PMID: 17931543
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.06.020

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.

MeSH terms

Advisory Committees*
Electronics
Fatigue
Health Facility Administration
Humans
Nursing Staff, Hospital / organization & administration*
Perioperative Nursing / organization & administration*
Personnel Staffing and Scheduling*
Safety
Societies, Nursing