The impact on nurse digestive system caused by working the night shift
Pae, Karina (2015)
Pae, Karina
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121721257
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015121721257
Tiivistelmä
The specific of nursing job requires working around the clock. But the human is meant to work during the day not at night. Suchwise, a large number of nurses are working at night that is contrary to the biological rhythms.
The aim of the thesis was to investigate the impact of night shift on nurse digestive system. By interviewing health care workers the goal was to find out, do they experi-ence gastrointestinal symptoms caused by rotating night shifts. In addition the aim was to determine from nurse experiences, are there methods to reduce the negative impact of night shifts. The purpose was to provide information that can be used to minimize problems with digestive system of nurses who are working on night shifts.
The study was completed through qualitative research. The data was collected by semi-structured individual interview. Five nurses were interviewed, all of them had at least two years of night shift work experience. The data was retained by note-taking method and analyzed by inductive content analysis.
The study found that nurses are experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating and flatulence, also constipation and abdominal pain. Investigated were also that physical activity and good rest in combination with a proper diet are main meth-ods to avoid digestive problems associated with work night shifts.
The aim of the thesis was to investigate the impact of night shift on nurse digestive system. By interviewing health care workers the goal was to find out, do they experi-ence gastrointestinal symptoms caused by rotating night shifts. In addition the aim was to determine from nurse experiences, are there methods to reduce the negative impact of night shifts. The purpose was to provide information that can be used to minimize problems with digestive system of nurses who are working on night shifts.
The study was completed through qualitative research. The data was collected by semi-structured individual interview. Five nurses were interviewed, all of them had at least two years of night shift work experience. The data was retained by note-taking method and analyzed by inductive content analysis.
The study found that nurses are experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms such as bloating and flatulence, also constipation and abdominal pain. Investigated were also that physical activity and good rest in combination with a proper diet are main meth-ods to avoid digestive problems associated with work night shifts.