Perceptions of a night float system for intern doctors in an internal medicine program: an Asian perspective
| Autor: | Benjamin Yong-Qiang Tan, Nicholas Jinghao Ngiam, Zi Yun Chang, Sandra Ming Yien Tan, Xiayan Shen, Shao Feng Mok, Srinivas Subramanian, Shirley Beng Suat Ooi, Adrian Chin-Leong Kee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Korean Journal of Medical Education, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 271-276 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2005-727X 2005-7288 |
| DOI: | 10.3946/kjme.2019.137 |
| Popis: | Long duty hours have been associated with significant medical errors, adverse events, and physician “burn-out”. An innovative night float (NF) system has been implemented in our internal medicine program to reduce the negative effects of long duty hours associated with conventional full-call systems. However, concerns remain if this would result in inadequate training for interns. We developed a structured questionnaire to assess junior doctors’ perceptions of the NF system compared to full calls, in areas of patient safety, medical training, and well-being. Ninety-seven (71%) of the 137 doctors polled responded. Ninety-one (94%) felt the NF system was superior to the full call system. A strong majority felt NF was beneficial for patient safety compared to full call (94% vs. 2%, p |
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