My name is Maddie Davies, and I am a sophomore nursing major at Texas Christian University. I am passionate about making the world a better place.  I believe government policies and hospital practices are destructing our medical care through the implementation of nurses working twelve hour shifts. Some of these impacts we understand, but many of the long term impacts we don’t.  These government and hospital practices have been occurring in the U.S. for many decades. This needs to change. The nurse and patient would benefit substantially if twelve-hour shifts were reduced to eight-hours due to a reduced risk of medical errors, less nurse burnout, proper patient care, and a positive impact on a nurse’s mental and physical wellbeing. We need to all understand the impact of these policies today on our collective long term health, and we need to drive change!

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