Tag: Night shift

Binge drinking, night shift work doubled risk of COVID-19 infection in nurses during pandemic

Editor's Note This study led by researchers at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, finds that working the night shift or binge drinking doubled the risk of COVID-19 infection in nurses during the pandemic. The analysis included survey answers of 750 nurses who were members of the American Nurses Association. The…

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By: Judy Mathias
May 30, 2023
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Reducing fatigue, errors during night shifts

Editor's Note This Canadian study finds that nurses who received 40 minutes of bright light exposure before their night shifts had reduced fatigue and committed fewer errors at work. Researchers at the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, enlisted 57 nurses who were on a rotating schedule of both day and…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 25, 2023
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Effect of night float call on sleep, activity, well-being

Editor's Note This study from Stanford University finds that anesthesia residents who worked night float call rotations slept the same number of hours, but had less REM sleep, were more fatigued, and had less positive affect. All of these resolved a week after their rotation except fatigue. A total of…

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By: Judy Mathias
April 5, 2023
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