Advances in Nursing & Midwifery

Abstract

Abstract

Background and aim:

attention has been studied widely.Cognitive performance and attention is a vital aspect in nursing

practice. Decreased attention and nursing errors may result in substantial mortality, morbidity, and

additional health care costs. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the blood glucose

concentration on night work nurses’ attention accuracy in military hospitals in Tehran ,Iran.

Materials and Methods:

nurses working in, two military hospitals in Tehran participated in the study. These nurses were

randomly allocated in intervention and control groups. The study was carried out from Sep2009 to

April 2010. Data were collected using a demographic data form and attention accuracy was

evaluated by Toulouse- Pieron and Bonnardel test. Data collection and intervention was carried out

during 4 to 5 am. The blood glucose concentration was measured before intervention, then nurses in

intervention group received

hour after intervention attention accuracy and blood glucose reevaluated in both groups. Data were

analyzed by SPSS V.15 software.

Findings:

(P<0.001).

Conclusion

effects on brain cognition performance especially accuracy.

Keywords:

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