Nurses regularly rotate between day shift hours and overnight work hours. Following an overnight shift, nurses frequently exhibit which of the following manifestations? Select all that apply.
A) Unable to sleep for a long period of time during the day
B) Falling asleep while sitting in front of a computer charting during the night
C) Finding it difficult to sleep when they have a night off
D) Heightened alertness and reflexes on their drive home after work
E) Increased hunger and thirst in the middle of the night

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Manifestations of sleep disorders of night shift workers include shortened and interrupted daytime sleep after the night shift, somnolence and napping at work, sleepiness while commuting home, and insomnia on the nights off from work.

Nurses Regularly Rotate Between Day Shift Hours and Overnight Work