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avje delovno aktivne populacije | health of the working-age population 64 this. Catterjee and Saha (2018) claim that nurses working in the intensive care
unit have poorer quality of sleep, while Owens and Moultrie (2017) find that
shift work affects sleep quality, sleep patterns, quality of life, exhaustion with
fewer family and social activities. Also Dong et al. (2017) argue that poor work-
ing conditions and shift work affect sleep disorders and high levels of occupa-
tional stress due to high psychological stress, low control over one’s own work
and poor social support of the work environment, which is reflected in poorer
mental health and poorer general health. Douglas (2014) and Lieberman et al.
(2020) similarly find that we humans have a natural need to sleep about 8 hours
a night and that shift work, especially at night, has a bad effect on health, fami-
ly and social life and, due to lack of concentration, can affect safety when driv-
ing home or to work. Raskoden et al. (2017) say that shift work has no effect on
physical activity but has influences on eating habits and higher levels of stress.
Härter Griep et al. (2014) found that night work was associated with excess
body weight and obesity and that nurses would need strategies for a healthy
lifestyle at night as well as a regulated diet in the workplace. Chang et al. (2017)
they say that burnout has a negative connection with affectivity and norms
of professional affiliation which are depersonalization, emotional exhaustion,
and reduced chances of achievement. Fujii et al. (2019) found that lower back
pain was associated with some nurses working in certain wards. As shift work
has the potential to adversely affect the health and safety of nurses, organiza-
tions should ensure appropriate schedules through leadership and good man-
agement, which is a major challenge and a burning issue. Douglas (2014), and
Wickremaratne et al. (2017) found in their study that there was no significant
association between colorectal cancer and shift work of nurses and midwives,
Shi et al. (2020) and Lieberman et al. (2020), on the contrary, found in their re-
search that the risk of cancer and colorectal cancer is higher for nurses who
work night shifts, especially for those who do such work for a long time. Pep-
lonska et al. (2017) notes that the study did not show an association between
night shift work and tumor markers for breast and ovarian cancer. Trossman
(2015) however, writes that in some states of America nurses are encouraged to
go to rest or fall asleep briefly during night work, not to struggle with their cir-
cadian rhythm and not to disturb the biological clock, to be able to plan their
own schedule, train attention, recognize fatigue, control sleep, and have educa-
tion on balancing work and private life.
Organizations that employ nurses should, with good organization, care-
ful scheduling, take care of the health of nurses, and at the same time take care
to reduce errors for the benefit of patients. Nurses who take good care of their
health, are aware of the risks of habits and take care of a healthy diet can be
an example and good teachers to patients in the future. Many nurses perform
shift work, including night shifts. Night shifts disturb the circadian rhythm of
a person, which, with insufficient breaks and rest, leads to fatigue, overwork,
burnout, bad mood, bad relationships at work, at home, and increases the risk
of chronic diseases and even cancer. Night work is burdensome for nurses, the
unit have poorer quality of sleep, while Owens and Moultrie (2017) find that
shift work affects sleep quality, sleep patterns, quality of life, exhaustion with
fewer family and social activities. Also Dong et al. (2017) argue that poor work-
ing conditions and shift work affect sleep disorders and high levels of occupa-
tional stress due to high psychological stress, low control over one’s own work
and poor social support of the work environment, which is reflected in poorer
mental health and poorer general health. Douglas (2014) and Lieberman et al.
(2020) similarly find that we humans have a natural need to sleep about 8 hours
a night and that shift work, especially at night, has a bad effect on health, fami-
ly and social life and, due to lack of concentration, can affect safety when driv-
ing home or to work. Raskoden et al. (2017) say that shift work has no effect on
physical activity but has influences on eating habits and higher levels of stress.
Härter Griep et al. (2014) found that night work was associated with excess
body weight and obesity and that nurses would need strategies for a healthy
lifestyle at night as well as a regulated diet in the workplace. Chang et al. (2017)
they say that burnout has a negative connection with affectivity and norms
of professional affiliation which are depersonalization, emotional exhaustion,
and reduced chances of achievement. Fujii et al. (2019) found that lower back
pain was associated with some nurses working in certain wards. As shift work
has the potential to adversely affect the health and safety of nurses, organiza-
tions should ensure appropriate schedules through leadership and good man-
agement, which is a major challenge and a burning issue. Douglas (2014), and
Wickremaratne et al. (2017) found in their study that there was no significant
association between colorectal cancer and shift work of nurses and midwives,
Shi et al. (2020) and Lieberman et al. (2020), on the contrary, found in their re-
search that the risk of cancer and colorectal cancer is higher for nurses who
work night shifts, especially for those who do such work for a long time. Pep-
lonska et al. (2017) notes that the study did not show an association between
night shift work and tumor markers for breast and ovarian cancer. Trossman
(2015) however, writes that in some states of America nurses are encouraged to
go to rest or fall asleep briefly during night work, not to struggle with their cir-
cadian rhythm and not to disturb the biological clock, to be able to plan their
own schedule, train attention, recognize fatigue, control sleep, and have educa-
tion on balancing work and private life.
Organizations that employ nurses should, with good organization, care-
ful scheduling, take care of the health of nurses, and at the same time take care
to reduce errors for the benefit of patients. Nurses who take good care of their
health, are aware of the risks of habits and take care of a healthy diet can be
an example and good teachers to patients in the future. Many nurses perform
shift work, including night shifts. Night shifts disturb the circadian rhythm of
a person, which, with insufficient breaks and rest, leads to fatigue, overwork,
burnout, bad mood, bad relationships at work, at home, and increases the risk
of chronic diseases and even cancer. Night work is burdensome for nurses, the
