What does research say about nurse fatigue and maximum consecutive hours worked?

An interventional approach for patient and nurse safety: a fatigue countermeasures feasibility study.” Nursing research 59.4 (2010):250.

Are extended work hours worth the risk? American Nurse Today 2013 vol:8 iss:5 pg:8

Tabone S. Data suggest nurse fatigue threatens patient safety: is prescribing the nurse’s work hours the only answer? Texas Nursing, 2004 Feb; 78 (2): 4-7.

Data suggest nurse fatigue threatens patient safety: is prescribing the nurse’s work hours the only answer?… From Nursing that Works, A publication of the Center for American Nurses, Edition #5, May 2004. Colorado nurse 2004 vol:104 iss:4 pg:22

Barker, Linsey M.; Nussbaum, Maury A. Fatigue, performance and the work environment: a survey of registered nurses. Journal of Advanced Nursing , 2011 Jun; 67 (6): 1370-82

Infants at risk: when nurse fatigue jeopardizes quality care.” Advances in neonatal care 6.3 (2006):120.

Streak, Judith Fatigue in the Perioperative Environment: Effects on Worker Performance and Best Practice Management Principles. 2013

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