Sleep-Deprived Nurses More Likely to Regret Decisions

Nurses with sleep deficits are more likely to experience regret after making clinical decisions than are nurses who are well-rested, according to a study in the American Journal of Critical Care.

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Researchers analyzed response from 605 nurses to a questionnaire on decision regret.  Nurses who reported more fatigue, daytime sleepiness, worse sleep quality and less intershift recovery were more likely to experience decision regret.

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Decision regret was also slightly more likely among male nurses, those working 12-hour shifts and those with low clinical-decision satisfaction.

The study concluded nurses with impairments due to sleep deprivation are more likely to report decision regret.

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