What's Wrong With A Little Less Sleep?: The Study Among Healthcare Workers and Their Patients

By: Allison Yee, Mount Hebron High School

The underlying cause of hospital patients being at risk for dangers is the lack of sleep medical workers receive daily. The research goes deep into the science of the cause, following the numbers go up, suggesting that the lack of sleep on the workers' end is dangerous for both the patients and themselves as it leads to poor cognitive function, and can lead to accidents in the workplace. The reason that it is essential to address sleep deprivation specifically in hospitals is because many health risks are being exposed there where patients are already vulnerable, and this issue can be dealt with, not adding it onto the pile.