Work related fatigue of nurses PDF

Running head: WORK RELATED FATIGUE OF NURSES
Proposal on Work Related Fatigue of Nurses
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Abstract
In this research proposal we will try to address the causes of work related fatigue among the
nurses of University Hospital in Jordan. In this study, we will try to find the effectiveness of
stress management system in reducing work related stress among the nurses. In this study we
will use quantitative cross sectional analysis. We expect that, after using a risk management
system, the fatigue of the nurses will decrease and as a result the safety of the patients in the
hospital will also increase.

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Table of Contents
Chapter One.....................................................................................................................................3
1. Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
1.1 Background...................................................................................................................3
1.2 Problem Statement............................................................................................................3
1.3 Study Justification.........................................................................................................3
1.4 Dependent and Independent Variable...........................................................................4
1.5 Research Question.........................................................................................................4
1.6 Aims and Objectives, Hypothesis.................................................................................4
Chapter Two....................................................................................................................................5
Literature Review........................................................................................................................5
Conceptual Framework................................................................................................................8
Chapter Three..................................................................................................................................9
3. Methodology............................................................................................................................9
3.1 Overview of the chapter.....................................................................................................9
3.2 Research design:....................................................................................................................9
3.3 Sample:..................................................................................................................................9
3.4 Measurement:........................................................................................................................9
3.5 Data collection plan:............................................................................................................10
3.6 Ethical Considerations.....................................................................................................10
3.6 Summary..........................................................................................................................10
Chapter Five...................................................................................................................................11
5.1 Expected Outcome...........................................................................................................11
5.2 Limitations...........................................................................................................................11
Appendices....................................................................................................................................14
Survey........................................................................................................................................14

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Chapter One
1. Introduction
1.1 Background
Work related fatigue is quite normal among the hospital nurses and it is a collaborative
result of both physical and mental stress among the nurses due to their work. The severity of the
fatigue generally associated with the level of physical and mental stress of the nurses and the
effect of fatigue is associated with the performance of the nurses. Fatigue is a normal
physiological process that may onset due to prolonged working hour, disruption of circadian
rhythm due to lack in sleep, doing same type of work for a long period of time. Occupational
fatigue among nurses can alter their mental health too and onset of depression, anxiety may
cause. Along with this, it is also can be stated that, the onset of fatigue among the nurses is
directly related to the facts of patient safety as due to fatigue there is a huge chances of human
error in the health care sector and that may be fatal to the patients. Rasouli et al. (2011) showed
that, nurses of specific departments like hematology and oncology had the moderate to high risk
zones of onset of fatigue.
1.2 Problem Statement
By assessing the problem of the nurses, it is seen that, the fatigue is a major concern for
the nurses as this affects the overall performance of the nurses in many ways. In order to reduce
the risk factors there must be a risk management system that can help the nurses in reducing their
fatigue problem. This will ultimately help in securing patient safety in the hospitals.