Nurse Fatigue

[NurseInMiami]

Hi everyone,

I just came across this company, and I was wondering if anyone has used them / heard about them?

Circadien Health

I know that fatigue is a big issue in our ICU, and wanted to know if anyone has found this or similar solutions useful.

Thanks!

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Welp- as someone who has done MSN and DNP level research on this very topic- it looks like they are wanting to sell you actigraphs (fitbits really) to monitor nurse sleep and wakefulness. What is REALLY needed is a robust fatigue training program. Look to Circadian for REAL solutions.

PS: I suspect their intentional mis-spelling is an attempt to avoid legl entanglement with the legit researchers mentioned above.

[NurseInMiami]

Thanks @meanmaryjean.

Have you worked with the people from Circadian in the past? How was your experience with them?

I agree that robust fatigue training is necessary. Unfortunately, sometimes no amount of training is enough to prevent an accident, that's why I was curious about this service.

[meanmaryjean, DNP, RN]

Thanks @meanmaryjean.

Have you worked with the people from Circadian in the past? How was your experience with them?

I agree that robust fatigue training is necessary. Unfortunately, sometimes no amount of training is enough to prevent an accident, that's why I was curious about this service.

I have actually developed and present a fatigue countermeasures training program for nurses. I have read Dr.Moore-Ede's seminal book -The Twenty-Four Hour Society - and subscribe to a number of their newsletters.