"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 ...

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 ...

Nurses who binge-drink also multiply their risk for COVID. Nurses who work the night shift or binge drink may double their risk of COVID-19 infection, according to a study that set out to determine ...

"The rest of the non-owl world isn't overly considerate to the nocturnal folks," is how one nurse summed up the problem of working nights in a day-oriented society. Even with the Internet, nonstop ...