Second, handoffs don't have to be a spastic expression of ineptitude if attention to their conduct were better managed. First, sleep deprivation is dangerous for the deprived and those dependent on them.
increasing the frequency of patient “handoffs” from doctor to doctor as shorter shifts end.' The espoused reason for this is to 'align the schedules of novice physicians with those of second- and third-year doctors, who also care for hospitalized patients but are permitted to work longer hours as they advance through the training in their specialties' and the reason for this extended alignment is to avoid 'compromised patient care. For a profession that professes deep understanding of the human physiological condition and a professional discipline in the deliberate characterization and treatment of malady, what can they possibly be thinking? 'interns') to pull 24-hours shifts, according to the Washington Post. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (e.g., the standard setter for residency programs) would allow first year residents (i.e.
