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Fatigue in the Healthcare Workplace

Healthcare worker fatigue can adversely impact staff and patients. Discover its causes, consequences, and how fatigue analytics can help curb workforce fatigue.

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Fatigue management solutions help create schedules that reduce fatigue and improve worker satisfaction

Healthcare worker performance can be impacted by long shifts, too little time between shifts, and limited time off. Fatigue management solutions give employers insight into workers’ shifts and schedules, enabling changes to prevent burnout and fatigue.

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GAIN SCHEDULING INSIGHT

Identify long shifts and use data to create schedules that ensure employees have the required rest between shifts.

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UNDERSTAND SHIFT DISTRIBUTION

See how shifts are distributed and ensure nightshift coverage is evenly spread across your employee pool.

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MITIGATE COMPLIANCE RISK

Schedule employees who have not worked excessive hours or in the previous schedule period.

97
%
of workers have at least one workplace fatigue risk factor; more than 80% have two.
$1
M
is lost annually to fatigue for typical employers with 1,000 employees.
52
%
of healthcare workers on night shifts report sleeping 6 or fewer hours per day.

When healthcare organizations utilize a UKG® solution’s powerful fatigue analytics, they can recognize the harmful patterns that create employee fatigue and make scheduling adjustments that support better rested and productive staff.

This infographic outlines the causes and impacts of worker fatigue and how healthcare organizations can use their current scheduling data to prevent or reduce staff weariness and exhaustion.