Nursing students sometimes suffer from severe sleep problems as a result of academic pressure and environmental changes, despite the fact that getting enough sleep is essential for cognitive performance and general health. The purpose of this study is to assess sleep habits and knowledge of sleep hygiene and how it affects the quality of sleep. Purposive sampling was used to choose 60 first-year nursing students as a sample. A self-administered knowledge questionnaire, the Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI), and a demographic questionnaire were used to collect data. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. 55% of the students were between the ages of 18 and 20, 70% lived in rental housing, and 93.33% lived far from their family, according to the demographic data. The findings showed that the individuals experienced substantial sleep disturbances: nightmare problem and sleep apnea affected 22.4% of them, hypersomnia affected 10.5%, and insomnia affected 27.4% of them. Inadequate sleep length and erratic sleep schedules were common examples of poor sleep hygiene habits. The study discovered that the absence of a reliable support network, study pressure, and changes in the surroundings were the main causes of poor sleep quality. The results show how urgently nursing students' sleep hygiene and quality need to be improved. Resolving these problems may improve their general wellbeing and academic achievement. To lessen the negative effects of sleep disruptions, more study should concentrate on creating focused ways for enhancing sleep hygiene practices within this population.