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ArticleInternational nursing review2022

Work hours and overtime of nurses working in Cambodian hospitals.

Sung-Heui Bae, Mom Pen, Chommrath Sinn, Sokry Kol, Bomi An, Sook Ja Yang, Hyang-Yon Rhee, Jaeyoung Ha, Suhyun Bae

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Article in International nursing review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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Sung-Heui BaeCollege of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4185-9543
Mom PenTechnical School of Medical Care, University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4707-4600
Chommrath SinnAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3759-786X
Sokry KolAngkor Hospital for Children, Siem Reap, Cambodia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1781-695X
Bomi AnCollege of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9997-9463
Sook Ja YangCollege of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5014-2419
Hyang-Yon RheeEwha Education Research Institute, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5495-1886
Jaeyoung HaCollege of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3053-2054
Suhyun BaeCollege of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0704-8659

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Korea International Cooperation Agency 2017-008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo examine the nature and prevalence of Cambodian nurses' work hours and overtime and related factors

backgroundThe chronic shortage of nursing workforce is a major cause of overtime among nurses.

introductionNursing shortage and working overtime among nurses negatively affect nurse and patient outcomes, but nurses' work hours and overtime in Cambodia have not been comprehensively examined.

methodsA multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted in four Cambodian hospitals. Data were collected from 253 nurses providing direct nursing care using a questionnaire. The STROBE checklist was used for reporting this study.

resultsMore than a fifth of staff nurses worked more than 48 h, which is the legal work hour limit in Cambodia. Two major reasons for working mandatory or voluntary overtime, on-call or 24-h on-call were (a) not wanting to let down colleagues and (b) able to get all work done. The number of patients cared for was related to whether or not nurses worked 48 h or more.

conclusionOvertime work and adverse nurse scheduling are common in Cambodia. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING AND HEALTH POLICY: Nurse managers and healthcare institutes in Cambodia need to monitor Cambodian nurses' work hours, which are often beyond the legal work hour limit. Moreover, it is important to understand why nurses work overtime and develop health policies, strategies, and programs that can help promote patient and nurse safety and retain qualified nursing staff. The 24-h on-call practice needs to be regulated according to the labor policy in healthcare institutes to prevent adverse nurse and patient outcomes.

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NursesNursing Staff, HospitalAsian PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesHospitalsHumansPersonnel Staffing and SchedulingWorkloadCambodiadeveloping countrynurseovertimework hourworking condition

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