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  • Nursing
  • Sleep Science
  • Circadian Rhythms

Background:

  • Rotating three-shift schedules disrupt nurses' sleep-wake cycles and circadian rhythms.
  • Nurses face significant challenges adapting to irregular sleep schedules.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the process of sleep adaptation in shift-working nurses in real-world settings.
  • To identify factors influencing sleep adaptation among nurses on rotating shifts.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative, in-depth interviews with 10 nurses on three-shift rotations.
  • Verbatim transcription and independent analysis by two researchers using a standardized method.

Main Results:

  • Shift-working nurses prioritize sleep due to irregular schedules, struggling to achieve regularity and life control.
  • Adaptation occurs in stages: awareness, trial-and-error, and transition, likened to a Möbius strip.

Conclusions:

  • A substantive theory, 'Trying to take initiative in life by discovering regularity amid irregular sleep,' was developed.
  • Findings offer a basis for individual and institutional strategies to enhance sleep adaptation for nurses.