Contents include
– sleep and shift work
– night work and safety
Preparing for the night shift
– successful sleep at home
- – Getting plenty of sleep before your first night shift
- – Taking an afernoon sleep
- – Can you adapt to night work
- Surviving the night shift
- – Maintaining your alertness and vigilance while on duty
- – Napping while on duty
- – Bright light
- – Eating at night
- – Caffeine
- Recovering from the night shift
- – Getting home from work
- – Working further night shifts
- – Before you go to bed
- – Sleeping in the daytime
- – Recovering after your final night shift
- The way ahead
