AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Nurses seek to reduce long hours and fatigue.

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Nurses seek to reduce long hours and fatigue.

Ungar L. USA Today. February 1, 2015.

This news article discusses problems associated with nurse fatigue and strategies hospitals are utilizing to prevent nursing staff from being overtired, such as paying nurses for scheduling flexibility and employingbuddy systems to check each other's work.

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