Journal of Nursing & Care

Maan Hameed Ibrahim Al-Ameri

Publications

• Research Article
  Night Shift and its Impact upon the Quality of Life of Nurses Working at the Teaching Hospitals of the Medical City Complex in Baghdad City, Iraq
  Author(s): Maan Hameed Ibrahim Al-AmeriMaan Hameed Ibrahim Al-Ameri
  
  Background: Nurses are key players in health care delivery, with night shift nurses having a special role in the provision of this health care. Night shift nurses are responsible for patient care with little support in a difficult working environment; under conditions of fatigue and other hardships directly related to working at night. Objective: The present study aims to find out the impact of night shift on nurses quality of life; and to find out any relationship between the quality of life and some demographic characteristics such as age, gender, marital status, level of education and duration of career. Methodology: A descriptive study was carried out to assess the nurses’ quality of life. The nurses who work at Teaching hospitals of Medical City Complex were recruited from the 21st of February to 15th of July 2015. A nonprobability sample of 70 night shift nurses was select.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-1168.1000414

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