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[–] 4 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Are shifts typically 12 hours due to a staffing shortages or is it for better patient care? I’m all in favor of hospitals being efficient and optimal, but if more funding is required so that the hospitals are staffed properly then I don’t see why that’s not something being funded by the government.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    It's generally perceived to be better for patient care.

    https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhealth/48/3/48_3_357/_article/-char/ja/

    There are a lot of studies looking into it, though, and it seems like it's pretty context dependent.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (2 children)

    That makes sense, if you’re working 12 hour shifts then at least your weeks are more predictable and you can have more baked in recovery days between shifts.

    Contrasted with rotating 8 hour shifts where some of your days can be during the daylight and other shifts throughout the night, with less recovery time in between to prepare for the sweeping changes.

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago

    I’d be all for more funding to the hospitals too. Unfortunately I don’t make those decisions. Our hospitals are already funded by the government but it would be nice if they’d give them more money for staff and equipment etc. A lot of floors are chronically low on supplies. At least the staff gets paid really well, which is a bonus. My wife makes about 2.5x what she’d make in a retirement home or similar.

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