Nurses sleep less before a scheduled shift, hindering patient care
By A Mystery Man Writer
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Nurses sleep nearly an hour and a half less before work days compared to days off, which hurts patient care and safety, finds a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The findings are published in Sleep Health, the journal of the National Sleep Foundation. Nursing, especially in hospitals, is dominated by shift work, with nurses working outside of the
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