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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 4 (2017), Article ID 4:IJNCP-216, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/216
Research Article
Health Management for Medical-surgical Female Nurses Having Night Shift Working

Kazuo Minematsu1,2*, Tae Yamaguchi3, Mitsuyo Nakashima4, Noriaki Tsunawake5 and Narumi Ooshige6

1Department of School Health, Graduate School of Education, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
2Department of Public Health, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan
3Department of Nursing, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
4School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
5Graduate School of Human Health Science, University of Nagasaki, Nagasaki, Japan
6Department of Growth and Development Nursing, Japanese Red Cross Kyusyu International College of Nursing, Fukuoka, Japan
Dr. Kazuo Minematsu, Department of School Health, Graduate School of Education, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, Tel: +81- 95-819-2359; E-mail: minematsu@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
17 December 2016; 09 January 2017; 11 January 2017
Minematsu K, Yamaguchi T, Nakashima M, Tsunawake N, Ooshige N (2017) Health Management for Medical-surgical Female Nurses Having Night Shift Working. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 4: 216. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2017/216
This research was supported by Kimura foundation for nursing education.

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