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The current nursing shortage has been with us in lesser forms for years, yet only now is attention being paid to possible solutions. To elucidate those solutions, the authors interviewed twenty-five New York City staff nurses, who eagerly gave their views on short- and long-term answers to the shortage, such as the use of temporary nurses and the need for autonomy and respect.
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Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem Hospitalar/provisão & distribuição , Relações Interprofissionais , Entrevistas como Assunto , Satisfação no Emprego , Cidade de Nova Iorque , Admissão e Escalonamento de Pessoal , Poder Psicológico , Resolução de ProblemasRESUMO
Documented studies have indicated that sleep loss occurs in women during the third trimester of pregnancy. This study quantified the third trimester and intrapartal sleep of 28 primigravid women to identify the relationship between sleep loss and the presence of anxiety, hostility, and depression on the first postpartum day. The study sample reported an increase in third-trimester sleep but significant intrapartal sleep loss. A computation of Pearson's correlation coefficient indicated no significant relationship between sleep loss and moods of anxiety, hostility, and depression.
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Período Pós-Parto/psicologia , Sono/fisiologia , Adulto , Feminino , Humanos , Paridade , Gravidez , Terceiro Trimestre da Gravidez , Privação do Sono/fisiologiaRESUMO
Studies indicate that sleep is disturbed throughout the maternity cycle. The sleep disturbance, leading to reduced sleep time, has been associated with a variety of physical, behavioral, and psychological problems. When these are superimposed on the normal pregnancy and child birth, the potential for altered health is increased. Nursing intervention to identify sleep deficit and promote sleep is required at all stages of the maternity cycle. A knowledge of sleep structure and the role of each stage of sleep is a prerequisite in understanding the value of sleep in health.
