Shift work schedule and damage to nursing workers' health at Brazilian public hospital.

Objective: to compare work-related damage between the day and night shifts of nursing workers in at a public hospital.

Methods: a cross-sectional, and correlational study, conducted with 308 nursing workers from a Brazilian public hospital. Data collection took place from September 2017 to April 2018 using self-administered questionnaires that investigated socio-occupational variables and the effects of work (Work-Related Damage Assessment Scale).