"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 ...

When most people think about nursing night shifts, their minds jump to exhaustion, disrupted routines, and the challenge of working against the body’s natural rhythm and cycle. For many nurses, being ...

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 ...

Nurses at University Hospital in Newark were in negotiations to avoid a strike Monday as their contract was set to expire at midnight. Officials with the Health Professionals and Allied Employees, the ...

"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 ...