Table 3.
Compliance with recommendations on work schedule for nurses: cycle-based
| Recommendations | % | Type of non-compliance |
|---|---|---|
| Sequence of shifts | ||
| 3. Maximum of 3D in succession (N = 1716) | 89.7 | 4D: 8.2% (141), 5D: 1.9% (32) |
| 6D: 0.2% (3) | ||
| 4. Maximum of 3E in succession (N = 1705) | 88.7 | 4E: 8.0% (136), 5E: 3.2% (55) |
| 6E: 0.1% (1) | ||
| 5. Forward rotation (N = 1158) | 99.4 | E–D: 0.5% (6), N–E: 0.1% (1) |
| D–E: 37.1%, D–N: 29.0% | ||
| E–N: 26.3%, D–E–N: 7.0% | ||
| 6. At least 1 d (24 h) off after last night shift (N = 1338) | 95.9 | 1off-Dc: 4.0% (54), No off: 0.07% (1) |
| 7. At least 2 d off after last night shift (N = 1338) | 74.4 | 1off-D: 4.0% (54), No off: 0.07% (1) |
| 1off-N: 0.5% (7), 1off-E: 21.0% (281) | ||
| 8. No shift work such as “N-off-N” (N = 1334) | 95.8 | N-1off-N: 0.5% (7), N-2off-N: 1.9% (25) |
| N-3off-N:1.8% (24) | ||
| 9. No single working day between days off (N = 3304) | 92.3 | Off-D-off: 3.2% (105), off-E-off: 3.7% (121) |
| off-N-off: 0.8% (29) | ||
| Duration & distribution of working time | ||
| 12. Minimum 11 h of resting time between two shifts (N = 3549) | 99.8 | E–D: 0.2% (6), N–E: 0.03% (1) |
| Position of working time | ||
| 16. No work on weekendsa (N = 2366) | 22.3 | Work on either Sat or Sun: 40.3% (953) |
| Work on both Sat & Sun: 37.4% (886) | ||
| Work on weekend for 5–8 wk: 9.5% (30/182), 9–12 wk: 64.4% (145/182), 13 wk: 3.8% (7/182) | ||
| 17. Free weekends with at least 2 consecutive days offb (N = 1839) | 28.7 | |
D, day shift; E, evening shift; N, night shift; SD, standard deviation.
Parentheses indicate the number of cases.
a
Weekend total 13 times during the study period. Weekend off is defined as not working on Saturday and Sunday. A night shift starting on Friday is considered as working on Saturday, a night shift starting on Sunday is considered as working on Monday.
b
If recommendation No. 15 cannot be fulfilled.
c
It was regarded as noncompliance because off time is less than 24 h.