Chronic fatigue and insomnia among pediatric nurses

Abstract

Introduction. Nursing is overloaded proffesion. One of many factors causes job problem are: shift work, exposure to fatigue, stress, sleep disturbanceand, insomnia. Communication lapses with medical staff and patients are social factors. This essay highlights chronic fatigue syndrom’s problems.

Aim. This thesis purpose is chronic fatigue and insomnia level evaluation among nurses and their influence to atmosphere in nurse team.

Materialand methods. The examined population was a group of 100 pediatric, surgical, internal medicine and primary care nurses. The tools were the Chronic Fatigue Scale (FAS), the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and a self-written questionnaire. Method of a diagnostic survey and the method of estimation.

Results. Nearly half of the nurses had symptoms of chronic fatigue, and 36% of the nurses had insomnia.

Conclusions. Chronic fatigue of nurses is often caused by the specificity of wards. Shift work and defective work organization contribute to insomnia.