I remember my first week of night shifts – I’d pack what I thought were “healthy” meals, only to find myself face-first in a bag of chips at 3 AM, wondering why I had zero willpower. Turns out, it ...

A study of nurses on 12-hour shifts at a hospital in the South found they were chronically sleep-deprived, according to a report by the University of Maryland Baltimore. Researchers at the university ...

In a survey of more than 31,600 RNs across 12 European countries, researchers identified a link between shifts lasting longer than 12 hours and increased signs of burnout and nurses’ intentions to ...

They work 12-hour emergency shifts and worry that exhaustion will make late-night feedings unsafe for their newborn. You should understand how shift fatigue directly raises risks during quiet, tired ...