Vol. 4, Issue 4, Part D (2018)

Abstract
Nurses working in the nights shift have been found to experience psychological and mental difficulties and sleep related issues. The night duty has possibly and probably negative effect on a nurse’s physical and psychosocial life. The present study aimed to gain an understanding of the experiences of registered nurses working in the night shift, the impact on life outside of work, and ways of coping with home, family, and social stressors. The study was inceptive work out starts with the qualitative research approach. After obtaining Permission the final study was conducted from 3MAR 2017- 15MARCH 2017. A phenomenological research design was adopted for the study to experiences the psychological distress of registered nurses working in night shifts. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used for selecting the sample from 10 staff nurses. The results show that Night shift does acquire negative health implications on nurses ranging from sleep deprivation, fatigue, and back pain among other. The main findings centered around sleep issues and concern.