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A time study of the head nurse’s work in a stroke care unit found that the working day exceeded the standard duration by 1 hour 25 minutes. Personal time accounted for 5.2% of the working day (30 minutes). A staff survey found that half of the respondents were not fully satisfied with their work, 63.4% were dissatisfied with work organization, 63.3% experienced excessive strain and 13.3% reported breaches of professional ethics in communication with patients.