Summary statement
What is already known about this topic?
Mortality rates in intensive care units are higher than in other clinics.
What this paper adds?
Our study reported significantly poor results of the SCWI test in the night-shift compared to the day-shift.
The implications of this paper:
This study revealed a significant decrease in the level of attention in the night-shift compared to the day-shift. We believe that it will be beneficial to shorten the shift times, to keep the number of patients per staff at international standards, to set active rest periods and to plan personnel and hours to reduce the lack of attention observed in the night shift.