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Nurses Who Struggled To Stay Awake Driving Home Obtained Less Sleep

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State of Driver	ANA Sample	AACN Sample
Drowsy Drivers
Mean sleep duration (hrs)	6.37 ± 2.01	6.3 ± 2.10
Median sleep duration (hrs)	6.5	6.2
Alert Drivers
Mean sleep duration (hrs)	6.89 ± 1.63	6.77 ± 1.65
Median sleep duration (hrs)	6.98	6.75

Notes:

Note that these numbers are very similar to those reported for struggling to stay awake at work. Approximately 2/3 of sample have trouble staying awake at work. Slightly higher number of shifts affected. Drowsiness 1 in 5, drowsy driving approximately 1 in 4 shifts.

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