Napping during night shift improves performance
Contemporary Long-Term Care Weekly, November 15, 2006
Study finds healthcare workers on the night shift perform better, are more alert, and stay in a more positive mood if allowed to nap in the middle of their shift, reported The New York Times. For three consecutive shifts, 49 night-shift nurses and doctors were divided into two groups. The first group took a 40-minute nap at 3 a.m., while the second group didn't nap at all. The group that napped performed better on a simulated intravenous insertion test; and after being awake for some time they performed better on a memory test. Both groups performed the same on a simulated driving test, but the group that napped reported better mood and alertness, according to newspaper.
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