Shift workers may be at increased risk of higher blood pressure as a result of irregular sleep patterns and changes to sleep duration. Flinders University [...]
The most common challenges faced by nurses and midwives regarding nutrition are related to their working environment, according to Melanie McGrice, Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) [...]
A dietitian’s 5 ways to eat healthier on night shift for nurses and midwives
For many coffee is a part of the daily routine, but often it is unclear where it sits in the dietary pecking order when media [...]
Feeling sleepy during nightshift? Have a ‘caffeine-nap’, study says
Drowsy drivers recognise they are sleepy long before becoming impaired. Yet many ignore the warning signs, Australian research has revealed. Presented at the Sleep DownUnder [...]
To nap or not to nap on night shift – does it reduce fatigue? That is the question nurses at the Royal Children’s Hospital (RCH) [...]
Shift workers are more likely to crash their car after finishing their first night shift of the week, Australian research shows. The CQ University study [...]
Shift workers are at higher risk for poor mental health, particularly symptoms of depression, new research shows. Women were especially affected, with a 70% higher [...]
