Degree Name
Nursing Practice, DNP
Publication Date
9-24-2026
First Advisor
Sandy King
Second Advisor
Jason Weger
Abstract
Compromised sleep quality, illness experience, and job satisfaction are important concerns among registered nurses working night shifts. The purpose of this quality-improvement project was to evaluate changes in self-assessed sleep quality, illness experience, and job satisfaction following participation in the six-week Sleep Hygiene and Recovery Program (SHRP) among night-shift registered nurses at a large, urban, Level I trauma academic teaching medical center. The project used a quantitative, quasi-experimental, single-group pretest–posttest design guided by the Plan-Do-Study-Act framework and Lewin’s Change Management Theory, with the Neuman Systems Model and Pender’s Health Promotion Model providing the theoretical foundation. SHRP was a structured, evidence-informed educational intervention addressing circadian health, sleep hygiene, fatigue mitigation, stress management, nutrition, and restorative recovery. Outcomes were assessed using the validated Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Patient Health Questionnaire-15, and Job Satisfaction Survey. Thirty participants provided complete, linkable preintervention and postintervention data. Paired-samples t tests demonstrated statistically significant improvements in sleep quality, t(29) = 3.36, p = .002, d = .61, and somatic symptom burden, t(29) = 3.23, p = .003, d = .59. Job satisfaction did not change significantly, t(29) = 1.11, p = .276, d = .20. Findings advance knowledge at the project site and contribute to nursing practice by supporting accessible, sustainable integration of evidence-based sleep and recovery education as a promising approach to improving sleep quality and reducing somatic symptom burden among night-shift nurses.
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Recommended Citation
Ikpekpe, Eunice, "Quality Improvement Project: The Impact of Self-Assessed Quality of Sleep on Illness Experience and Job Satisfaction Among Night Shift Nurses" (2026). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 388.
https://arch.astate.edu/dnp-projects/388
