INTRODUCTION: The @entity341 ( @entity341 ) is demanding and high risk. The impact of sleep quantity has been hypothesized to impact @entity1 care. This study investigated the hypothesis that @entity1295 and impaired mentation, due to @entity25 and @entity25 , would lead to increased nursing errors. METHODS: This is a prospective observational study of 30 @entity341 nurses using self-administered survey and sleep architecture measured by wrist actigraphy as predictors of self-reported error rates. An actigraphy device was worn prior to working a 12-hour shift and nurses completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Error rates were reported on a visual analog scale at the end of a 12-hour shift. RESULTS: The PSQI responses indicated that 73.3% of subjects had poor @entity25 . Lower @entity25 measured by actigraphy (hours asleep/hours in bed) was associated with higher self-perceived minor errors. Sleep quantity (total hours slept) was not associated with minor, moderate, nor severe errors. DISCUSSION: Our study found that @entity341 nurses' @entity25 , immediately prior to a working 12-hour shift, is more predictive of error than sleep quantity. These results present evidence that a "good night's sleep" prior to working a nursing shift in the @entity341 is beneficial for reducing minor errors.

Sleep quality, but not quantity, is associated with self-perceived minor error rates among XXXX nurses.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['emergency department', 'ED'] @entity1295 :: ('MESH:D005221', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue'] @entity25 :: ('MESH:D012893', 'Disease') :: ['sleep quality', 'shortened overall sleeping hours', 'sleep disturbance']
@entity341 :: (MESH:D004630,Disease) :: ['emergency department']
