How the Lack of Shift Breaks Effects Nurses and Their Patients

Authors

Keana Meriweather

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Description

Nurses work 12 hour shifts in the hospital. Nurses should have 1 unpaid 30 minute meal break and 2 paid 15 minute breaks. On some days, on the unit I have my practicum in Hospital A, nurses are able to have their 15 minute breaks. Other days they may not get a chance for one or both breaks. Most of the time the nurses eat their lunches in a hurry at the nurse’s station. I researched the causes and effects related to the lack of nurses taking breaks on shift. With the research I planned to find a better way for nurses to get their proper breaks needed for longevity and safety.

Publication Date

4-16-2025

Disciplines

Higher Education | Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

Recommended Citation

Meriweather, Keana, "How the Lack of Shift Breaks Effects Nurses and Their Patients" (2025). 2025 Celebration of Student Scholarship - Poster Presentations. 48.
https://scholarworks.moreheadstate.edu/celebration_posters_2025/48