The Science of Sleep: 04. Sleeping for Shift Work

Since our bodies are naturally designed to sleep at night, our Sleeping for Shift Work course offers strategies to overcome the unique challenges associated with the night shift. You'll learn the basic science behind sleep, and gain practical tips on what you should do, and what you should avoid, to promote a deep and restful sleep on a different schedule. Using examples, this course also shows you how to trick your brain to adjust to your new sleep schedule. Part of our series on The Science of Sleep, this course includes a video lesson, downloadable student materials and a short online quiz to check your comprehension of the course.

Learning objectives:

• Prepare for shift work by adjusting your sleep schedule
• Improve your health and well-being by getting enough sleep
• Use tricks to help adjust your brain to the new schedule