Malorie Kaye Goldberg remembers the first days of her daughter’s life as ones filled with awe, spit-up and … sleep. Unlike many new moms, she wasn’t pulling all-nighters. Instead, she scored shuteye ...
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 ...
"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 ...
A new study suggests that taking a two-hour nap during a night shift may help restore brain function and memory in nurses.
It wasn't until I was pregnant with my second child that I heard about the existence of something called a "night nurse." A close friend, who was about six months pregnant with her first baby, ...
After I revealed that I was pregnant with twins, countless colleagues and neighbors provided recommendations for night nurses. Over the past several years, I’ve been surprised by the number of my ...
Chef Chriss Brown and her nonprofit food truck, The Empowered Kitchen, brought night-shift nurses some culinary love. The specially-designed menu — “gourmet smokey pulled chicken grilled cheese on ...
"Like most successful night nurses, I'm an owl by nature." Quite a few night nurses said that they have been owls for as long as they can remember. Owls dislike rising early, like to stay up late, and ...