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For doctors and nurses, long hours mean more errors

by Mark Miller March 25, 2021 5 min read

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Even though the practice of making internist doctors work 24 to 48 hours has been discontinued in recent years, some doctors and nurses still work long shifts.—up to 16 hours. That’s bad for them, and studies have shown it can affect patient care too. Long hours mean more errors, studies show.