Rostering and shift work resources
August 2008
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation library holds many resources relating to night work, shift work, shift handovers, rostering and circadian rhythms. This is not a definitive list - please ask if you require other material.
Links have been provided where available. Other items are only available to members and staff of NZNO (if you are neither, please contact your local public, tertiary or medical library for assistance).
Rostering
Bonner, R., Beaumont, R. et al. (1996). Understanding rostering: A handbook for nurses. Melbourne: Australian Nursing Federation.
Brogan, B. (2004, March). Self-rostering at work. The world of Irish nursing, 12 (3), 19. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from the World of Irish nursing:
http://www.ino.ie/DesktopModules/Articles/ArticlesView.aspx?TabID=546&ItemID=4220&mid=7783
Casley. B. (1995). A union guide to shiftworkers and rosters.
Hawken, L. (1986, November). Alternative rosters. New Zealand Nursing Journal, 11-12.
Horan, T. (2004, March). Whose roster is it anyway? The world of Irish nursing, 12 (3), 18-19. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from the World of Irish nursing:
http://www.ino.ie/DesktopModules/Articles/ArticlesView.aspx?TabID=546&ItemID=4221&mid=7783
Managing rostering and shiftwork in the health sector: Papers (1998).[Auckland]: The Conference.
Melia, J. (2007). New rostering system for a 37.5 hour week can be as easy as one-two-three. The world of Irish nursing, v15 (7), 51-51. [Letter to the Editor]
Rostering framework: best practice framework for rostering nursing personnel. (2003). Queensland Health. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from Queensland Health:
http://www.health.qld.gov.au/nursing/docs/20064.pdf
Silvestro, R., & Silvesto, C. (2000, September). An evaluation of nurse rostering practices in the National Health Service. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 525-535.
Walker, L … et al. (2006). Setting standards of planning off duty and audit of practice. Nursing Times. 102 (21): 30-32.
Wortley V; Grierson-Hill L. (2003, July). Nursing Standard. v17(42), 40-2.
Shift work
Casley. B. (1995). A union guide to shiftworkers and rosters.
Cochrane, P. (1994, September). Shiftwork - what managers need to know. Safeguard,13-16.
EEO Trust. (February 2008). Shift work and Rostering. Presented at the 9th Annual Rostering & shiftwork conference. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust:
http://www.eeotrust.org.nz/content/docs/presentations/Shiftwork%20and%20rostering%20conference%20presentation.pps
lachowicz, E. & Letizia, M. (Ocober, 2006). The Challenges of Shift Work. MEDSURG Nursing. v15 (5), 274-280.
ICN position statement: Nurses and shift work. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from the International Council of Nurses:
http://www.icn.ch/psshiftwork00.htm
Managing rostering and shiftwork in the health sector: Papers (1998).[Auckland]: The Conference.
Oxtoby, K. (2003, May 20). Working around the clock. Nursing Times, 22-25.
Peate, I. (2007, March). Strategies for coping with shift work. Nursing Standard. v22 (4), 42-45.
Queensland Nurses' Union of Employees. (1992). Shiftwork and its effects: A report to 1992 QNU Annual Conference Delegates. [Brisbane]:Queensland Nurses' Union of Employees.
Quick shifts, night shifts, rotating shifts: How nurses cope. (1997, April). The Lamp, 54 (3), 14-15.
Shiftworking: What price flexibility?: NUPE's evidence to the Pay Review Body for Nursing Staff, Midwives and Health Visitors, October 1991. (1991). [London]: NUPE.
Turner, M. (1995, December). Shiftwork strategies. Canadian Nurse, 91 (11), 41-42.
Wilson, J. (2002, July). The impact of shift patterns on healthcare professionals. Journal of Nursing Management. v10 (4), 211-219.
Workplace Health and Safety Council. (1997). Managing shiftwork. [Brisbane]: Queensland Government.
Shift duration
Bloodworth, C. (April 2001). Challenging the myth of the 12-hour shift: A pilot evaluation. Nursing Standard, 33-35.
Day, G. (June 2004). Is there a relationship between 12-Hour shifts and job satisfaction in Nurses? Alabama Nurse.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4090/is_200406/ai_n9465460
Federwisch, A. (1998). 12 hour shifts: Is the grass greener?
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/98-11/shift.html
Hasan-Stein, L. (March 1998). Two hospitals report: The pros and cons of 12-hour shifts. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 4 (2), 14-15.
Heiler, K. (Ed). (1998). The 12 hour work day: emerging issues. Working paper no. 51. http://www.acirrt.com/O01P002/A01/V01/_Assets/_Documents/WP51.pdf
Leifer, D. (October 1995). Twelve hour shifts bad for patient care. Nursing Standard,10 (3), 5.
Lorenz, S. (2008, June). 12-Hour Shifts: An Ethical Dilemma for the Nurse Executive. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 38 (6), 297-301
New Zealand Nurses Organisation. (March 2004). Twelve hour shifts: to have or not to have? (Background paper). Wellington: NZNO. http://www.nzno.org.nz/Site/Campaigns/health_and_safety.aspx
Northcott, N. (February 1995). Twelve-hour shifts: Helpful or hazardous to patients? Nursing Times, 91 (7), 29-31.
O’Connor, T. (November 1992). 12 hour shifts begin in Dunedin. New Zealand Nursing Journal, 20-21.
Potera, C. (July 2008). Consistency of Shift Length Builds Teamwork. American Journal of Nursing (AJN), 108 (7), 19.
Queensland Nurses Union. (1999). Report for the Queensland Nurses Union: Outcome of the Working Group investigating the 12 hour shift issue: Referred by the 1998 QNU Conference. Brisbane: Queensland Nurses Union.
Steele, M., Ma, O, et al. (December 2005). Introduction of a 14-Hour Work Shift Model for Housestaff in the Medical ICU. CHEST. v128 (6). Retrieved 20 August 2008 from Medscape:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/519359
Waters, M. (1994). Shiftwork report: Comparison of "8 x 3" vs "10,8,6" rotating rostering systems at Prince of Wales Childrens Hospital and Prince Henry. Camperdown, N.S.W.: New South Wales Nurses’ Association.
Yuh, A. (2003, January-March). Positive about working the 12-hour shift system. Singapore Nursing Journal, 30-37.
Shiftwork, health, wellbeing and safety
Admi, H., Tzinchinsky, O. et al. Shiftwork in nursing: Is it really a risk factor for nurses' health and patients' safety? Nursing Economics. v26(4), 250-257.
Bellis, MA … et al. (2005). Effects of nightlife activity on health. Nursing standard. 19, 30: 63-71
Gander, P. (199?). A fatigue and shiftwork management programme: From theory to practice. Wellington: Sleep/Wake Research Centre : BP Oil NZ.
Jansen, N., Kant, I., et al. (October 2003). Need for recovery from work: evaluating short-term effects of working hours, patterns and schedules. Ergonomics, v46(7), p664, 17p, 5 charts.
Josling, L. (1999). Shift work and ill-health
http://www.wsws.org/articles/1999/sep1999/shift-s06.shtml
Kivimäki, M., Kuisma, et al. (January 2001). Does shift work lead to poorer health habits? A comparison between women who had always done shift work with those who had never done shift work. Work & Stress. v15 (1), p3-13, 11p, 3 charts, 2 graphs
Learthart, S. (2000, August 9). Health effects of internal rotation of shifts. Nursing Standard, 34-36.
http://www.nursing-standard.co.uk/archives/ns/vol14-47/pdfs/3436w47.pdf
OHS Unit. (2000). Health and safety guidelines for shift work and extended working hours. Melbourne: Australian Council of Trade Unions
http://www.actu.asn.au/public/papers/shift.html
Shift workers' fatigue puts lives at risk on the road. (March 2007). Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand. v13(2).
Night shift
Carpentier, J., & Cazamian, P. (1978). Night work: Its effects on the health and welfare of the worker. Geneva: ILO.
Dangers in the night. (2005, April) Nursing Standard, v19(33), 9.
Darby, F. (1998, March). Coping with night shift. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 4 (2), 12-13.
Jackson, N. (2002). Optimum number of consecutive nights for shift workers. Invercargill ; Clayton, Victoria: Southern Health ; Centre for Clinical Effectiveness, Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Monash University.
Molloy, P. (1995, August). Promoting night shift. Kai Tiaki: Nursing New Zealand, 13 -15.
Muecke, S. (2005) Effects of rotating night shifts: literature review. Journal of advanced nursing, v50(4), 433-439.
Ohida, T. (2001). Night-shift work related problems in young female nurses in Japan. Journal of Occupational Health, 43, 150-156. Rerieved 20 August 2008 from Journal of Occupational Health:
http://joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf/E43/E43_3_07.pdf
Madide, S. (2003). Effects of night shift schedules on nurses working in a private hospital in South Africa
http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1617/2003/084/LTU-EX-03084-SE.pdf
Sweet dreams: Understanding circadian rhythms. (2004, February). Nursing; Supplement, v34, 10.
Shiftwork and sleep
Avidan, A. (2007). Etiology and Prevalence of Sleep/Wake Cycle Disorders. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from Medscape:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/564378
Stokowski, L. (2004). A wake-up call for nurses: Sleep loss, safety, and health. Paper presented at the 7th Annual Neonatal Advanced Practice Nursing Forum 2004, Retrieved 20 August 2008 from Medscape database:
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/481189
Are you losing sleep over shift work? (2000, July). Australian Nursing Journal, 8 (1), 26-28.
Gander, P.H. (2003). Sleep in the 24-hour society. Lower Hutt: Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
Johnston, F. (2001). Getting a good night's sleep: A handbook for people who have trouble sleeping. (Rev. and upd.). Auckland: Tandem Press.
Thurston, N. (2000, October). Sleep and shiftwork: Pt.I. Canadian Nurse, 35-36.
Thurston, N. (2000, November). Sleep and shiftwork: Pt.II. Canadian Nurse, 31-32.
Shiftwork, performance and patient safety
Admi, H., Tzinchinsky, O. et al. Shiftwork in nursing: Is it really a risk factor for nurses' health and patients' safety? Nursing Economics. v26(4), 250-257.
Berger, A. & Hobbs, B. (2006, August). Impact of Shift Work on the Health and Safety of Nurses and Patients. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, v10(4), 465-471.
Fitzpatrick, J. (1999, January). Shift work and its impact upon nurse performance: Current knowledge and research issues. Journal of Advanced Nursing, v29 (1), 18-27.
Hughes, R. and Stone, P. (2004, September). First, do no harm: the perils of shift work. American journal of nursing, v104 (9), 60-64.
Johnson, F. (2004, August). Fighting fatigue. Employment today. 26-28.
Leifer, D. (1995, October 11). Twelve hour shifts bad for patient care. Nursing Standard, 10 (3), 5.
Macfie, R. (1996, May). Stress, fatigue, and shiftwork - OSH draft guidelines. Employment Law Bulletin, 3, 46-47.
Ohida, T. (2001). Night-shift work related problems in young female nurses in Japan. Journal of Occupational Health, 43, 150-156. Retrieved 20 August 2008 from the Journal of Occupational Health:
http://joh.med.uoeh-u.ac.jp/pdf/E43/E43_3_07.pdf
Shift Work Affects the Health and Work Performance of Nurses and Other Health Care Workers. (2005, July). Nursing Economic$, v23(4), 164-164.
Smith, BK. (2004, October). Test your stamina for workplace fatigue. Can you recognize the warning signs? Nursing management, 35(10): 38-40
Suzuki, K., Ohida, T. et al. (2005, November). Daytime sleepiness, sleep habits and occupational accidents among hospital nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing, v52 (4), 445-453.
Shift handovers
Dowding, D. (2001, March). Examining the effects the manipulating information given in the change of shift report has on nurse's care planning ability. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 34 (3), 836-846.
McLoughen,A., O'Brien. L., et al. (August 2008). Nursing Handover within mental rehabilitation: an exploratory study of practice and perception. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. v17(4), 287-296.
Websites
Accident Compensation Corporation
http://www.acc.co.nz/injury-prevention/work-safety/fatigue/index.htm
National Institute of Occupational Safety
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/workschedules/
National Sleep Foundation
http://www.sleepfoundation.org
Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.osh.govt.nz/order/catalogue/stress/index.shtml
Requesting an item
Members and staff can:
- Cut and paste the references of the items you require into an email to library@nzno.org.nz
- Phone us on 04 494 6387
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Prepared June 2003
Updated August 2008
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