Shiftwork strategies.
Nurses who learn to manage their sleep and diet while rotating shifts may feel a lot better. A pilot project aimed at improving shiftworkers' sleeping patterns and diet resulted in significant improvements in sleep, general health and psychological well-being. The five-month project, involving 10 oncology nurses in Edmonton, Alberta, included a workshop on sleep and diet, and strategies to address individual shiftwork-related problems.
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D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012890:Sleep; D014940:Work Schedule Tolerance