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.