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That can be an exciting, terrifying, or tiring thought!  \nHere are some of the things we know about night shift:  \n• It can be quite challenging to stay awake at the times when your body is used to sleeping.  \n• There are some health and safety risks associated with night shift.  \n• You will likely experience some degree of sleep disruption around the time of your night shift.  \n• Everybody responds to sleep disruption differently. In addition, we are not always good at knowing when, or how much, we are impaired.  \n• Risks around night shifts are often related to how long you are awake, sleep disruption or reduced sleep duration, and the need to function when your circadian rhythm is at its lowest point.  \n• Impairment after being awake for 17 hours is similar to impairment at a blood alcohol level of 0.05%(the legal limit for driving in NZ and Australia). Impairment after 24 hours awake is similar to a blood alcohol level of 0.10%(well over the legal limit).1  \nHowever, there are some things you can do to help protect your safety and wellbeing when working night shifts.  \n1-2 weeks before  \nThe following strategies might help with getting the best sleep you can in the 1-2 weeks before starting night shift:  \n• Have a regular sleep pattern – try to go to bed at around the same time every evening and get up at around the same time every morning.  \n• Spend enough time in bed – most adults need between 7-9 hours sleep every night.  \n• Bed is for sleeping, not entertainment – screen use and other distractions in bed can interfere with your sleep. Your mind needs to be in the habit of knowing that if you are in bed, you are there to sleep.  \n• Wind down and relax before going to bed – find a relaxation technique that works for you and do this to wind down before bed (e.g., breathing exercises, mindfulness meditation). Avoid using your computer or other electronic screens within one hour of bedtime.  \n• Make sure your bedroom is dark, quiet, calm, and comfortable.  \n• Alcohol, caffeine and cigarettes – to be avoided in the afternoon/evening. Alcohol may help you to get off to sleep but will disrupt your sleep during the night. Caffeine (tea, coffee, cola drinks) and the nicotine in cigarettes/vapes are stimulants that can keep you awake.  \nSleep advice from the Sleep Health Foundation  \n[www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au](www.sleephealthfoundation.org.au)  \nPreparation for Night Shift – Medical Students [www.sleepprimarycareresources.org.au](www.sleepprimarycareresources.org.au)  \nIf you are in paid employment outside your medical school commitments and have some flexibility with your work shifts, it might help to plan extracurricular work rosters (or time off) around your medical school night shift so that you are able to nap/rest before your night shift and can have a good recovery day (with sleep) the day after your night shift. You may also need to modify your extracurricular activities so you can prioritise resting before/recovering after night shift.  \nThe night before  \nTry to get a good night’s sleep the night before your night shift. Keeping to your usual bedtime may help to ensure you get a sufficient, good quality sleep (rather than trying to ‘stay up late’ and sleep in to shift your sleep pattern).  \nThe day of your night shift  \nPrepare your household ahead of time, explaining that you will be trying to get uninterrupted sleep during the day when you return from night shift. Organise what you can to make this happen, including ensuring social events are not organised at times when you need to prioritise recovery sleep, for example.  \nPlan ahead for a cool, dark, quiet environment for sleep when you return from night shift. 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