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 ...

After receiving concerns about how noise negatively affected patient sleep and staff stress levels, nurses from Manhasset, N.Y,-based North Shore University Hospital created an initiative to reduce ...

Area of Focus: Sleep and physical activity in autistic children, behavioral sleep interventions to promote sleep health, sleep health disparities in pediatrics, actigraphy assessment of sleep and ...

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 ...

Nurses do it all—advocating for patients, providing care under intense pressure and facing potential risks to their physical, mental and emotional well-being. Despite their crucial role, they don’t ...

When emergency rooms fill with trauma cases at 3 a.m., nurses remain the steadfast first responders who activate critical protocols without hesitation. While most professions operate within standard ...

A new study examining the effects of sleep patterns and shift work on the immune system has found that sleep debt and night shifts increase the risk of several common infections in nurses. Modern ...

A mother’s desperate plea for help has struck a chord with parents everywhere as she describes her exhausting battle with her 21-month-old’s intense nursing demands and sleep resistance. The toddler ...