Some research studies have documented that professional nursing work is often reduced to specific tasks. Data indicated that the professional nurses were completing how many tasks in an 8-hour shift?
a. 70
b. 100
c. 120
d. 160
D
Tucker (2002) and Tucker and Spear (2006) describe situations where nurses had to complete 160 tasks in an 8-hour shift, having less than 4 minutes to attend to each task. Given that the nurse was still interrupted every 44 minutes, it is not a surprise to read that nurses experience job strain.
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