Nurses working rotating night shifts may face unintended health consequences, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers, led by Céline Vetter, Ph.D ...

Imagine working the night shift as a nurse at a hospital. If you were allowed to get extra sleep instead of getting overtime pay for missing your breaks, would you do it, or would you prefer to be ...

The responsibilities are the same — but there are still new challenges. Working the night shift as a nurse can require considerable adjustments if your career has thus far been limited to daytime ...

Many nurses who contributed to our night shift discussion commented on the effects that different work schedules have on health and safety. Two issues that arose repeatedly were 8-hour shifts vs ...

Errors are known to spike during late night hours, but guidance from managers can help nurses adjust to the night shift. Healthcare is a 24/7 business and, while shift work is a necessity, working the ...

Female nurses who work frequent night shifts may be at greater risk for certain cancers, according to a new study. Chinese researchers compared data from 61 studies, including more than 114,000 cancer ...

The effects of poor sleep shouldn’t be overlooked in nurses — especially those who work night shifts, a new study suggests. Study participants included 392 nurses who in 2018 reported the duration, ...

Night shift workers — including nurses — face a higher risk of experiencing insomnia, daytime sleepiness, high blood pressure and diabetes. (Green Shoot Media photo) While the responsibilities of ...

"The first night is the worst night," said one nurse. Without careful planning, the night shift nurse can find him- or herself in the middle of a 24-hour sleep-deprivation marathon on the first night ...