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ABSTRACT
Background: The health care environment as the nursing profession has
a very sophisticated structure that needs a high level of performance at work,
prolonged time commitment, and relevant responsibilities which lead to poor
sleep hygiene.
Aim: To evaluate the impact of nurses’ poor sleep hygiene on
patients’ care at intensive care units.
Methodology: A cross-sectional
study was applied on 40 nurses at ICUs. The study utilized a multi-part
questionnaire which included items about demographic data, job status
characteristics, and professional errors, moreover the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Index (PSQI).
Results: Totally, the PSQI score ranged between 14.00 and 20.00,
which means greater score means poor sleeper with a mean+ SD (17.27+ 1.66), it
was statistically significant with professional errors.
Conclusion:
Nurse’s
poor sleep hygiene is documented among night shift nurse and negatively impact
on patients’ quality care and safety.
Keywords: ICU nurses, sleep hygiene, poor hygiene,
patient’s care
ABSTRACT
Background: The health care environment as the nursing profession has
a very sophisticated structure that needs a high level of performance at work,
prolonged time commitment, and relevant responsibilities which lead to poor
sleep hygiene.
Aim: To evaluate the impact of nurses’ poor sleep hygiene on
patients’ care at intensive care units.
Methodology: A cross-sectional
study was applied on 40 nurses at ICUs. The study utilized a multi-part
questionnaire which included items about demographic data, job status
characteristics, and professional errors, moreover the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality
Index (PSQI).
Results: Totally, the PSQI score ranged between 14.00 and 20.00,
which means greater score means poor sleeper with a mean+ SD (17.27+ 1.66), it
was statistically significant with professional errors.
Conclusion:
Nurse’s
poor sleep hygiene is documented among night shift nurse and negatively impact
on patients’ quality care and safety.
Keywords: ICU nurses, sleep hygiene, poor hygiene,
patient’s care