Nurses’ night shift performance improves through taking scheduled naps

Abstract

Commentary on: Zion N, Schohat T. Let them sleep: the effects of a scheduled nap during the night shift on sleepiness and cognition in hospital nurses. J Adv Nurs 2019. doi: 10.1111/jan.14031. [Epub ahead of print 22 April 2019]. Healthcare workers who work in rotating shifts may experience sleepiness and reduction of job performance.1 2 Further, several studies observed that night shifts can negatively affect physical, psychological well-being and patient safety.3 There are …