How can I sleep well when working night shift?

Sleep during the day to keep your energy, This will make sure you are ready and have full energy to get through the night shift

If you want to sleep well on the night shift you have to take naps on your day off and sleep immediately when you get home.

I would suggest getting blackout curtains for light, and double-glazing to block out sound. Maybe play a white noise tape if that helps. Avoid caffeinated drinks or alcohol for the last three hours before you sleep, more if you can manage it. If you go on and off the night shift over the course of a month, try taking a few days before you go on it to adjust to the timings- go to bed a few hours early one day, afternoon the next, and lunchtime the next day. It's annoying, but sometimes necessary.

Find a time between the time you come home to the time you go to work. For example if your night shift is at 9pm-3am once you get home just eat something and shower and go to sleep for at least 4-8 hours. Try not to overwork yourself between the free time you have from waking up to the time you have to go to work.Over working will cause more tiredness.

If you allocate time to sleep during the day you will then be able to stay awake during a night shift allowing your body to be better at functioning.

Sleep in the afternoon because you will be working at night where you regularly should be asleep. Good luck

Get black out curtains and a noise machine. Or wear something to cover your ears and drown out the sound. Try to give your eyes a 30 minute rest from a phone or screen And , if you can, stretch before you lay down to sleep.

Get a mask to wear when you're sleeping in the day to block out any daylight. Go to bed and wake up at the same times. Eventually your body rhythm will change and you'll get used to the new sleeping hours :)

Being a night shift worker can have a drastic implications on fatigue. Research has reinforced that more night-shift workers experience metabolic syndrome than day shift workers (1.8%). Cardiac signals can disrupt neural systems which means the individual will experience fluctuations in hormonal levels such as increase in insulin and decrease in serotonin (chemical which makes the brain “happy”). (https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/aoa-swa013120.php). During 12 hour night shifts systolic and dystopia blood pressure increases (Su et al 2008). Research by American Journal of nursing (https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/Citation/2006/08000/Night_Shifts_and_Fatigue__Coping_skills_for_the.33.aspx ) has informed that a white noise machine, ear plugs can be used to manage sleep better. Further ways to limit distribution of sleep involve opaque windows under doorways and over windows to prevent light from coming in, wearing wrap-around sunglasses at home, and avoidance of certain foods many hours before going to sleep (spicy, heavy foods).