Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Questionnaire Content—1 Perceptions of Fatigue and Causes of Mistakes

• Fatigue
  • "On how many days did you experience significant fatigue while on-duty over the past four weeks?"
  • "How often has fatigue had a negative impact on the safety of patients you care for?"
• Causes of Mistakes
  • ."..to what extent do the following contribute to mistakes in patient care?"
    • residents working too many hours
    • poor handoffs by residents
    • carrying or admitting too many patients
    • inadequate supervision
    • cross covering too many patients