Emergent Human Performance Library

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Sleep Loss and Performance in Health Care
Michael Sawyer Michael Sawyer

Sleep Loss and Performance in Health Care

The job demands of healthcare often prevent workers from getting the good, restful nights’ sleep they need. Although many workers want to ignore the impacts of this sleep loss, ultimately lack of sleep can result in detrimental effects on the overall healthcare system. In order to provide effective mitigations for these impacts, your organization must understand how sleep loss impacts human performance.

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Fatigue and Performance
Michael Sawyer Michael Sawyer

Fatigue and Performance

People who are fatigued are more likely to make errors, fail to notice errors, and fail to correct those errors. With the nature of 24-hour care and unpredictable workload, reducing fatigue risk is critical for healthcare organizations. Learn how Emergent’s fatigue scientists can help you develop a fatigue management plan, key fatigue indicators, and effective fatigue risk management initiatives.

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