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The Impact of Nurse Fatigue Stressful work environments, long work hours and inadequate sleep all contribute to an increase in physical and mental exhaustion amongst nurses. Typically, people choose nursing as a career to help others and to make a difference in their lives, without realizing the number of duties this career demands. Nurses may suffer in silence when they are experiencing stress. The effects can impact safe and reliable care by decreasing job satisfaction, decreasing productivity

One of the newsbreaks that I was particularly interested is the one in Schultz & Schultz (2016), textbook “Don’t Look – The Driver Behind You May Be Sleep” (P.266). This newsbreak is about Truck Drivers; that according to Schultz & Schultz (2016) “78% of them having a sleep disorder called obstructive sleep apnea.” (P.266) The reason why I am interested in this newsbreak is because it effects all of us, we all drive on the road, and having someone next to you on the road being sleep deprived is scary

ABSTRACT Driver fatigue resulting from sleep deprivation or sleep disorders is an important factor in the increasing number of the accidents on today’s roads. Driving a vehicle involves coordination of the locomotor system along with the healthy function of the brain. When the driver feels drowsy, it may unsettle the balance and may lead to erratic driving causing potential accidents. The main aim of the driver drowsiness detection system is to design a monitoring system that processes the image

Title: 15 Causes Of Constant Tiredness - Aside From Lack Of Sleep! Header: Aside from lack of sleep, there are a few causes of constant tiredness, and most of them can be avoided if you are careful. Everyone knows that not getting enough sleep can leave you feeling groggy and listless the next day, but there are also a couple of less obvious causes of constant tiredness to watch out for. Some of these can be avoided while others might require treatment, but the important thing is to be aware of

Drunk and Drowsy Driving Happen to know anyone that has crashed or passed away due to drunk or drowsy driving? Drunk and Drowsy driving is unsafe ways to get on the road and begin to drive. People need to better understand the effects of not enough sleep, drunk driving, and the DUI consequences towards that. Most frequent times for the drowsy driving to take effect is either early in the morning or late at night when that drowsiness is overtaking; The body’s natural sleeping period is around

Sleepiness and driving is a dangerous combination. Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking and driving but don't realize that drowsy driving can be just as dangerous. Nationally, drowsy driving causes more than 100,000 crashes a year, resulting in 40,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths. NHTSA safety priority to conduct more research. Use NHTSA website and other resources to write a summary of your assigned safety priority. Include a description of the safety priority, why it is important, any

“Shit… Fuck… What did you do?” She mumbled under her breath as she pushed the male from the generator. “You fried it… How did you do that?” She turned her head to look over at the male, her brow slightly raised. “I thought I told you to keep an eye on it so it wouldn’t overload?” She turned around not allowing the man to answer her questions, she could careless what excuse he had. She throw her hands up into the air, a groan escaped her lips. She squatted down and began removing the front of the

If Georgia readers are like most Americans, they’ve driven while drowsy at some point in their lives. Statistics indicate that 60 percent of U.S. drivers are guilty of driving drowsy at least once, and approximately one-third have actually nodded off while operating a vehicle. While drowsy driving may not seem like a big deal to some people, the behavior is just as dangerous as driving while drunk. In some cases, it can even be more dangerous. Research shows that staying awake for 18 straight hours

Drifting off to sleep while driving can lead to a vehicle drifting off the road. An uncontrolled moving vehicle is dangerous and can cause fatalities, injuries, property damage, as well as legal problems. Staying alert and awake is crucial while driving. Rolling down the car windows creates wind in the vehicle and can keep drivers from drifting to sleep. Passengers or hands-free devices can allow the driver to maintain an alert state of mind by engaging in conversations. Drivers of cars or trucks

Have you ever been tardy for sleeping in? Or have performed worse in school just because of sleep? Or fallen asleep in class? Well, if school started later none of these thing would happen to you. Schools should start later because it won't have a negative effect on students during the day. Schools should start later because it will decrease the number of students who have health and emotional problems, improve students school performances, and decrease the number of students who are tardy from sleeping