This paper looks at healthcare worker fatigue and the culture of workplace communication; fatigue contributes to human error which impacts nursing care. It is an overwhelming sense of tiredness, lack of energy, and exhaustion which causes impaired physical functioning. There is an increase in awareness that fatigue impairs performance. Healthcare workers, however, have to maintain a high level of vigilance and alertness despite being fatigued. Additionally, the culture of workplace communication is an activity that allows good communication skills between people in the workplace and ensures achieving desired goals.
healthcare worker fatigue and culture of workplace communication
WAYS OF PREVENTING HEALTHCARE WORKER FATIGUE
Several ways help to prevent healthcare worker fatigue. Designing work schedules minimizes the risk of fatigue. This helps workers to be prepared and know when they are needed. To ensure good communication skills, meetings are scheduled at an appropriate time when workers are still active and energetic. Considering fatigue as a possible contributing factor to poor communication helps to improve the culture of workplace communication. Providing adequate staff helps to reduce the workload for a health worker, therefore, reducing the risk of fatigue. Educating members about good sleep habits and fatigue-related risks is also a way of preventing worker fatigue.
ways of preventing healthcare worker fatigue
WAYS TO CREATE A GOOD CULTURE OF WORKPLACE COMMUNICATION
There are different ways to create a good culture of workplace communication. These ways include; organizing timely staff meetings. This allows members to share key information and strategies on how to achieve their objectives. In hospitals, well-timed meetings reduce the risk of healthcare worker fatigue due to tiredness. Thus, the creation of communication channels to all levels of the workplace allows employees to communicate their weaknesses and strengths and receive feedback from management. This helps to nurture good communication skills among members. Transparency is also a way that creates a good culture of workplace communication because it helps employees understand the status of the organization.
ways to create a good culture of workplace communication
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