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Nurses Who Struggled To Stay Awake Driving Home Obtained Less Sleep
| State of Driver |
ANA Sample |
AACN Sample |
| Drowsy Drivers |
| Mean sleep duration (hrs) |
6.37 ± 2.01 |
6.3 ± 2.10 |
| Median sleep duration (hrs) |
6.5 |
6.2 |
| Alert Drivers |
| Mean sleep duration (hrs) |
6.89 ± 1.63 |
6.77 ± 1.65 |
| Median sleep duration (hrs) |
6.98 |
6.75 |
Notes:
Note that these numbers are very similar to those reported for struggling to stay awake at work. Approximately 2/3 of sample have trouble staying awake at work. Slightly higher number of shifts affected. Drowsiness 1 in 5, drowsy driving approximately 1 in 4 shifts.
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