Nursing Safety and Confidentiality in Rehabilitation Centers
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Running head: MODULES 1 AND 2 1
Modules 1 and 2
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
Modules 1 and 2
Student’s Name
Institutional Affiliation
MODULES 1 AND 2 2
Module 1: Nursing Safety Issues in the Rehabilitation Centre
The nature of the work schedule has an impact on the productivity of the caregiver. At
the rehabilitation department, shift hours and long working periods affect caregivers in different
ways. The shift hours affects the social and family life of the nurse (Sagherian, Clinton, Abu-
Saad Huijer, & Geiger-Brown, 2017). Caregivers who work at night have reported that shift
work is interfering with their sleep and circadian rhythms. Lack of proper sleep has diverse
effects on the nurses which include cardiovascular, nervous, and metabolic disturbances. Long
working hours increases the risk of exposure to hospital hazards like infectious agents and
chemicals.
Recent research has indicated that nurses working at night shifts experience sleepiness
and insomnia when transferred to the day shifts. Therefore, the effects of drowsiness at work bar
the caregivers from discharging their duties safely. Such care providers are prone to medication
errors and other safety issues that endanger the lives of patients undergoing rehabilitation. The
night shift increases the risk of injuries for the nurses at daytime due to their reduced levels of
concentration (Sagherian et al., 2017). An injured nurse loses the ability to offer quality attention
to the clients. Therefore, the unfavorable shift jeopardizes the safety of both the nurse and the
patient.
Shift staffs discharge their duties at night and use the daytime to rest and sleep. However,
a majority of family activities and social functions occur at daytime. Therefore, the nurses find
little or no time for their family members. Additionally, a majority of rehabilitation centers
require caregivers to work during the holidays and the weekends. The nurses skip social
functions during the holidays due to their busy schedules. The long-term effects of skipping the
functions are depression and anxiety (Lim, Bogossian, & Ahern, 2010). The mental
Module 1: Nursing Safety Issues in the Rehabilitation Centre
The nature of the work schedule has an impact on the productivity of the caregiver. At
the rehabilitation department, shift hours and long working periods affect caregivers in different
ways. The shift hours affects the social and family life of the nurse (Sagherian, Clinton, Abu-
Saad Huijer, & Geiger-Brown, 2017). Caregivers who work at night have reported that shift
work is interfering with their sleep and circadian rhythms. Lack of proper sleep has diverse
effects on the nurses which include cardiovascular, nervous, and metabolic disturbances. Long
working hours increases the risk of exposure to hospital hazards like infectious agents and
chemicals.
Recent research has indicated that nurses working at night shifts experience sleepiness
and insomnia when transferred to the day shifts. Therefore, the effects of drowsiness at work bar
the caregivers from discharging their duties safely. Such care providers are prone to medication
errors and other safety issues that endanger the lives of patients undergoing rehabilitation. The
night shift increases the risk of injuries for the nurses at daytime due to their reduced levels of
concentration (Sagherian et al., 2017). An injured nurse loses the ability to offer quality attention
to the clients. Therefore, the unfavorable shift jeopardizes the safety of both the nurse and the
patient.
Shift staffs discharge their duties at night and use the daytime to rest and sleep. However,
a majority of family activities and social functions occur at daytime. Therefore, the nurses find
little or no time for their family members. Additionally, a majority of rehabilitation centers
require caregivers to work during the holidays and the weekends. The nurses skip social
functions during the holidays due to their busy schedules. The long-term effects of skipping the
functions are depression and anxiety (Lim, Bogossian, & Ahern, 2010). The mental
MODULES 1 AND 2 3
complications reduce the efficiency of the caregivers; thus endangering the well-being and health
of the client.
Apart from depression and other mental complications, shift work can result in several
difficulties for the rehabilitation specialty nurse. A section of nurses has been complaining of
gastrointestinal complications due to the alteration of the circadian rhythm. Nurses operating at
night have expressed fears of contracting colon cancer due to the unfavorable working hours
(Yuan et al., 2018). Recent research has also shown that caregivers who are working at night risk
contacting chronic heart diseases. An individual who reports for shift work has a low response to
medical attention since sleep disturbances prevent the impact of treatment regimens. Other
complications associated with sleep deprivation include hypertension, asthma, and insulin-
dependent diabetes.
Long working hours also have different health impacts on the nurses at the rehabilitation
department. Recent research has shown that working for extended periods elevates the injury
rates and also increase the rates of death. Nurses have admitted that they are at high risk of
needle sticks and musculoskeletal injuries when they stay at the hospital for hours (McCaughey
et al., 2016). Therefore, the hospital administrator should regulate the working hours to ensure
the safety of the caregivers. Caregivers who stay for long at their duty posts experience a
decrease in the levels of concentration as the day progresses. Undivided attention is necessary to
ensure the safety of patients.
The rehabilitation center should solve the issues surrounding long working hours and
shift work to ensure the safety of the caregivers and the clients. The facility should introduce rest
breaks to discontinue the extended duty hours. The health department should also use blue or
bright light to alter the circadian rhythm. The hospital should create time for physical exercise to
complications reduce the efficiency of the caregivers; thus endangering the well-being and health
of the client.
Apart from depression and other mental complications, shift work can result in several
difficulties for the rehabilitation specialty nurse. A section of nurses has been complaining of
gastrointestinal complications due to the alteration of the circadian rhythm. Nurses operating at
night have expressed fears of contracting colon cancer due to the unfavorable working hours
(Yuan et al., 2018). Recent research has also shown that caregivers who are working at night risk
contacting chronic heart diseases. An individual who reports for shift work has a low response to
medical attention since sleep disturbances prevent the impact of treatment regimens. Other
complications associated with sleep deprivation include hypertension, asthma, and insulin-
dependent diabetes.
Long working hours also have different health impacts on the nurses at the rehabilitation
department. Recent research has shown that working for extended periods elevates the injury
rates and also increase the rates of death. Nurses have admitted that they are at high risk of
needle sticks and musculoskeletal injuries when they stay at the hospital for hours (McCaughey
et al., 2016). Therefore, the hospital administrator should regulate the working hours to ensure
the safety of the caregivers. Caregivers who stay for long at their duty posts experience a
decrease in the levels of concentration as the day progresses. Undivided attention is necessary to
ensure the safety of patients.
The rehabilitation center should solve the issues surrounding long working hours and
shift work to ensure the safety of the caregivers and the clients. The facility should introduce rest
breaks to discontinue the extended duty hours. The health department should also use blue or
bright light to alter the circadian rhythm. The hospital should create time for physical exercise to
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