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Sleep, shifts and hormones: how nurses can manage mid-life insomnia
Nursing staff face complex challenges when it comes to getting good quality sleep. Insomnia increases with middle age, is a common and debilitating symptom of perimenopause, and working shifts disrupts sleep patterns – all significant factors given the demographics of the profession. Experts offer advice and share experience of how to give yourself the best chance of better sleep, including consistent sleep hygiene and addressing perimenopause symptoms
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