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Volume 3
Journal of Nursing Research and Practice
Nursing Care Congress 2019
March 11-12, 2019
Nursing and Nursing Care Congress
March 11-12, 2019 Orlando, USA
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Nurses’ strategies for drowsy driving prevention: A qualitative, multiple case study
Gina Rhodes
University of Phoenix, USA
Statement of the Problem:
Worldwide each year, drowsy driving causes thousands of deaths and injuries. The purpose of this
qualitative, exploratory multiple case study was to explore the strategies nurses implemented to lessen the possibility of driving
while drowsy after working nights in hospitals, nursing homes, and home health facilities. Twelve nurses participated by answering
11 demographic questions and 11 semi-structured questions in telephone interviews to identify similarities and patterns relating to
driving challenges after night-shift work and strategies for sleepy driving prevention. The semi-structured interviews included 11
scripted questions, in the same order, without conversation. Three major themes emerged from the data analysis. Theme 1: Fatigue
is a significant challenge that impedes driving home safely. Theme 2: Multiple strategies are helpful, but they do not replace the body’s
need for sleep. Theme 3: Night nurses experience significant additional stressors relating to caring for family, school, and multiple
jobs. Health care administrators may use the results to gain insight for training nurses for the night shift to prevent drowsy driving
injuries and fatalities. The results of the study may offer a platform for further investigation that may uncover best-practice strategies
for health care administrators staffing other types of 24-hour medical care facilities.
Biography
Rhodes has her expertise in evaluation and passion in improving the safety and wellbeing of health care workers. The transtheoretical model of change and the
theory of planned behavior guided her research and adds new knowledge to the issue of drowsy driving prevention among nurses. Dr. Rhodes identified in this
doctoral research that leaders who focus on employee wellbeing and safety could increase business results in three areas: productivity, organizational commitment,
and life satisfaction. Rhodes believes her research will enhance the field of health administration by teaching leaders that creating well-being and safety for
employees will increase the likelihood of achieving organizational goals regardless of industry pressures.
g5rhodes@email.phoenix.eduGina Rhodes, J Nursing Research and Practice, Volume 3
DOI: 10.4172/2632-251X-C2-005
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