In addressing sleep disturbance in the elderly, assessment forms the cornerstone of care. It is important that nurses working with older adults ask about sleep and recognize when responses indicate a ...

Sleep is fundamental to health and well-being, but it is frequently overlooked in patient assessment and clinical education. Although poor sleep is strongly linked to chronic disease, mental health ...

Nurses have lost a lot of sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic, and their sleep problems are closely tied to new mental health issues that can affect well-being, according to a new study. The results ...

While the rest of the world is awake, night shift nurses try to get uninterrupted, quality rest, but they often have a difficult time regulating their sleep with their circadian rhythm. Sleep mastery ...

Nurses sleep nearly 90 minutes less before work days compared to days off, and this can negatively affect patient care and safety, according to a study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of ...

In celebration of Nurses Week, Jupiter Medical Center is shining a light on its state-of-the-art Simulation Lab — a hands-on ...

Nurses who work the night shift report more sleep disturbances and are more likely to suffer from psychological and physical health symptoms including PTSD, insomnia and inflammation, a recent study ...

Nurses who reported that they were tired, did not get enough sleep, or could not recover adequately between shifts were more likely than unimpaired nurses to regret some clinical decisions they made ...

A new article details how nurses who also are parents might be more susceptible than other groups to daily stress aggravated by poor sleep. A new paper in the peer-reviewed Journal of Sleep Research ...