"The first night is the worst night," said one nurse. Without careful planning, the night shift nurse can find him- or herself in the middle of a 24-hour sleep-deprivation marathon on the first night ...

The responsibilities are the same — but there are still new challenges. Working the night shift as a nurse can require considerable adjustments if your career has thus far been limited to daytime ...

Katie Pettine gave the world a look inside her unique job: An eight-hour night shift feeding, burping and changing a newborn's diapers – all while the parents get uninterrupted rest. The 23-year-old's ...

"The rest of the non-owl world isn't overly considerate to the nocturnal folks," is how one nurse summed up the problem of working nights in a day-oriented society. Even with the Internet, nonstop ...