How To Regulate Night Shift Work, Can Still Rest Qualityly

How to manage night shift work (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA - Regulating bedtime is a challenge for night shift workers. When day workers can sleep rest and sleep well at night, night shift workers have to be awake to work. If you are one of them, then how to manage night shifts?

The human body has a circdian rhythm, which has a natural pattern or biological clock every 24 hours and affects energy, body function, to mood. So sleep patterns are closely related to physical and mental health. This is sometimes one of the concerns or confusion of night shift workers who have to change their sleep patterns.

Indeed, there are some people who have to work at night. Although sleeping is supposed to be done at night, you as a night worker still have to adjust your sleep hours and maintain sleep quality. So how?

Night workers can still get quality sleep as long as they can adjust sleep hours as best they can. By having quality sleep, you can avoid health problems and can feel fit when you wake up.

Here are some tips or steps that night shift workers can apply to regulate sleep patterns and maintain quality sleep:

One of the important steps that night shift workers need to take is to keep sleeping as a top priority. Even though you also have to work professionally at night, you still shouldn't ignore the importance of sleeping.

So when you always prioritize sleep needs, you will always try to get enough sleep. This pattern or habit will help prevent body fatigue and keep work performance optimal.

Demanding to stay awake all night is indeed quite a difficult task. Sometimes you may feel dizzy and weak due to lack of sleep. To avoid this problem, you need to have quite a long or ideal sleep time.

Because if you are short of sleep it will disrupt hormonal balance to reduce immunity, which ultimately has a negative impact on health. So after you finish work, it is recommended to sleep for a long time. By having sufficient sleep hours it will help restore physical condition and prevent the body from fatigue.

After completing the night shift, it is advisable to go home and rest immediately. So you should avoid hanging out or going elsewhere after work. Especially if it requires you to travel long distances or strenuous activities.

After the body is tired of having to work night without sleep, it is important to go to bed immediately after work. This habit will help the body get back fit and energy optimally.

Often some workers experience difficulty sleeping for various reasons. One of the reasons may be due to light exposure from the lights. Indeed, many health experts recommend turning off the lights when you are getting ready to sleep. Reducing light will at least help improve the quality of your sleep.

Employees who work on night shifts often consume caffeine such as coffee, to keep themselves at home literate and avoid drowsiness while working. Even though this has become a common habit, you should reduce caffeine consumption. With caffeine consumption properly it will help you avoid trouble sleeping after completing the night shift.

That's how to manage night shift work. Even if you can't rest at night like people in general, you are still required to have quality sleep.

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