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Time of Day When Nurses Reported Difficulties Remaining Alert (Both Samples) (continued)
Bar graph showing the time of day when nurses reported difficulties remaining alert by number of shifts. The results for feeling drowsy or falling asleep were:
| Time of Day |
Drowsy |
Fell Asleep |
| 24 (12 am) |
160 |
10 |
| 02 (2 am) |
580 |
160 |
| 04 (4 am) |
530 |
80 |
| 06 (6 am) |
70 |
5 |
| 08 (8 am) |
60 |
0 |
| 10 (10 am) |
105 |
5 |
| 12 (12 pm) |
90 |
10 |
| 14 (2 pm) |
300 |
5 |
| 16 (4 pm) |
180 |
5 |
| 18 (6 pm) |
10 |
7 |
| 20 (8 pm) |
10 |
20 |
| 22 (10 pm) |
30 |
15 |
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