Victoria, Stanley, Aaron, and Courtney are nurses working fixed, regular shifts in a Sydney hospital. The 4 nurses fly to Singapore for a medical conference. Singapore time is 2 hours behind Sydney time. Who would you expect to be the most awake and alert in a meeting held at 3pm Singapore time the day the nurses arrive?Group of answer choicesAaron, who normally works the evening shift from 5pm to 1am the next dayCourtney, who is a night owl and works nights from 11pm to 7am the next dayVictoria, who is an early bird and works the morning shift from 5am to 1pm every dayStanley, who prefers the afternoon shift from 11am to 7pm

A new job for a nurse has just been advertised. It is for a permanent 6pm to 2am shift. Which of the following candidates would be best suited to it?Group of answer choicesHarry, who has always worked day shifts and considers himself a morning personFreya, who during her studies usually stayed up late to study and slept in most morningsAnnie, who is an intermediate chronotype and does not favour mornings or eveningsWei, who feels most alert after lunch but needs a nap to stay up after midnight

SINGAPORE – Hospitals here are making flexible work arrangements more accessible to nurses as they continue to look at ways to attract and retain them to ensure a steady flow of nursing manpower to meet the demands of a fast-ageing population.Traditionally, nurses have three regular shifts a day, whereas flexible work arrangements would include shifts that start and end at different times, part-time employment, and compressed work weeks where nurses work additional hours each shift to get an extra day off that week. At the National University Hospital (NUH), for instance, flexible shifts have become a mainstream option.

A and E have appointments with their physician at 2:00 PM and 2:30 PM respectively and they reach the clinic for their appointments according to their watches. What is the difference (in hours) between the time of A’s arrival and E’s arrival at the clinic?

A flu outbreak amongst a team of bus drivers has caused many to call in sick. Sofia is well and has worked from 3pm to midnight 3 times this week and is due for 2 days off. Her boss has asked her to work the next day to cover someone who is sick. Which of the following options should Sofia take, keeping in mind the safety of herself and the public?Group of answer choices3pm to midnight as usual6am to 3pm since she had no plans for the dayMidnight to 6am so she doesn't have to go home firstSplit her shift between 6am to 10am and then 4pm to 7pm

James is a nurse who recently worked 3 evening shifts, 2 days shifts, followed by 1 night shift before having 3 days off. What kind of work schedule is this?Group of answer choicesForwards rotationBackwards rotationSplit rotationSlow rotation