Lived experiences of night work in nurses: A phenomenological study

Background and aimNight work creates widespread and complicated problems for nurses that effect on quality of care, nurses’ and clients’ health, Safety and ability of work force retention. The aim of this study was to discover nature and structure of nursing experiences about night workMaterials and methodsThis study has been done with phenomenological method. Data were gathered from 9 night work nurses. Sampling was initiated purposeful and continued until data saturation. Data collection has been done by deep and unstructured interviews and data interpretation has been done through Collizi method. Site triangulation, sampling with maximum variance, Member check used for assurance rigor of this study. Findings In this study, three clusters emerged; different nature of night work, out come of night work, coping with night work: struggle with life normalization were found.ConclusionNight work could effects on health of nurses, safety of patients’ and health systems. Efficient management and precise planning of night work is necessary to decrease negative out comes and effective coping of nurses. Therefore, attention to major role of family and manager is important for nurse’s coping.