Evania has just started her medical internship. She is required to work clinic hours from 8:00 AM - 4 P.M., and every third night she is on-call after clinic hours from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM. When she finishes on-call, she then goes right on to her clinic duties, sometimes working more than 30 hours straight. Describe some of the affects her on-call tour of duty might have upon her sleep and
performance.
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
?Evania has to be careful about becoming less alert, more prone to mental mistakes, being more accident prone, and vulnerable to illnesses. To the extent that her sleep is diminished she may experience more fatigue and tiredness, as well as more trouble with learning and memory. In addition, changes in mood, such as irritability may impair her bedside manner.
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