Covid and Nurses Sleep | REM and Dreaming – Dr. Matt Walker

By Clinton Marquardt - Sleep & Fatigue Specialist

June 23, 2022

better sleep, fatigue, fatigue management, REM

Saving Lives and Losing Sleep? How Nurses’ Sleep Has Changed Since COVID-19

Nurses, like all shift-workers, struggle with fatigue. See how sleep has changed for nurses since the start of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Covid nurse

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The surprising health benefits of dreaming

Learn something new about sleep in 2 minutes! In this Ted Talk, Dr. Matt Walker discusses the impressive benefits of REM sleep and dreaming.

Dreams

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