fellow nurses??? OR do you work night shift?

lovelyMYlovely
lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
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HELLO =) I am looking for more friends possibly in the nursing field... I just transferred to a different job working graveyard shifts... 10pm-6am ... and im not sure how my body may handle that. I am looking for ALL people in the medical field who may understand my struggles/ experience of nursing- or maybe even if you worked grave yard shift and can give me advice...

just feel free to add me :)

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  • LucasEVille
    LucasEVille Posts: 567 Member
    I work in mental health, I also do shifts with sets of nights every month.

    Sent an invite :)
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    oh ok cool thanks :)
  • KariQuiteContrary
    KariQuiteContrary Posts: 274 Member
    Unfortunately I'm not a nurse but my super busy friend (who isn't online right now I think so she might miss this) is a recently graduated nurse who is also still in school getting her pre-med degree. Hit her up! I'm sure she'd be a great help!

    Her username is: sunshine_169691

    You're welcome to add me as well if you like! I've worked night shift jobs in the pass and at current am a single mom/teacher so I know the whole business of being crazy busy! :)
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    Unfortunately I'm not a nurse but my super busy friend (who isn't online right now I think so she might miss this) is a recently graduated nurse who is also still in school getting her pre-med degree. Hit her up! I'm sure she'd be a great help!

    Her username is: sunshine_169691

    You're welcome to add me as well if you like! I've worked night shift jobs in the pass and at current am a single mom/teacher so I know the whole business of being crazy busy! :)

    oh ok ill add you :) and ill add her also... thanks..
  • SolitudesMuse
    SolitudesMuse Posts: 67 Member
    I'm a CNA working NOC's in mental health field. Invite sent, and anyone else is welcome to add me as they please. :)
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    I work nights with mental people, sadly I dont think any of them get treatment they need. Does it count? :)
  • shropshirelass79
    shropshirelass79 Posts: 6 Member
    Hi, i'm new on here. I am a midwife who has to do night shifts. I find doing night shifts and find dieting a mare. I don't know when to eat and then I want to eat in the middle of the night. It will be good to hear how you cope with them
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    I'm a CNA working NOC's in mental health field. Invite sent, and anyone else is welcome to add me as they please. :)

    im also a CNA... I work in a nursing home..
  • Sunshine2plus2
    Sunshine2plus2 Posts: 1,492 Member
    I do work in the health field mainly mental health. I just worked 2 overnights with 25 hours put in in that time! I will say I hate it! I hate every single minute of staying up all night!! I usually work the day shift but I also pick up overtime too. Good luck it is a hard shift!
  • BettyandVeronica
    BettyandVeronica Posts: 333 Member
    Hello

    I am a night shift worker in hospital....well I work in the Chem Path lab processing all the bloods you dedicated (and amazing) nurses take.

    Feel free to add me anyone.
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    So who is in for tonight? and.... WHATS FOR DINNER? :D I'm munching on some cookies given by my teammates while muting customers - so they would not hear how the cookie crumbles :)
  • fighting_the_flab83
    fighting_the_flab83 Posts: 15
    hi, im a staff nurse and work a lot of nights. i dont really have a problem i just choose meals that have a higher calorie content because i seem to want to eat less. Add me if you like
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    hi, im a staff nurse and work a lot of nights. i dont really have a problem

    Oh dear so this is what these groups are ... now i know!
  • shazzer26
    shazzer26 Posts: 7 Member
    Me me me me!! I work in a Tertiary psychiatric care facility and my rotation cycles around days evenings nights. It's so tough to be constantly changing my workout routine to mesh with my schedule. I think this will be one of the biggest challenges for me to overcome. (and the snack food fellow coworkers loooove to bring in on nights!)
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    Me me me me!! I work in a Tertiary psychiatric care facility and my rotation cycles around days evenings nights. It's so tough to be constantly changing my workout routine to mesh with my schedule. I think this will be one of the biggest challenges for me to overcome. (and the snack food fellow coworkers loooove to bring in on nights!)

    tell me about it when I worked evenings 2-10 pm there was sooo many goodies to eat... but now that ill be working 10pm to 6 am I am wondering how I will do this... I don't want to sleep all day on my days of so ill most likely be alternating... I am wondering if the best time to work out would be right before work or right after work..
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    Me me me me!! I work in a Tertiary psychiatric care facility and my rotation cycles around days evenings nights. It's so tough to be constantly changing my workout routine to mesh with my schedule. I think this will be one of the biggest challenges for me to overcome. (and the snack food fellow coworkers loooove to bring in on nights!)

    I will give you half of my coworkers food allowance if you tell me how to professionallty deal with people with bothered mind :) do we have a deal?
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    I have been working 12h night shifts (7-7) for 6 years now. Routine is very important. I hardly sleep on the 1st day off and have a really early one in bed. then after my time off is finished, on the night before work i stay up late to break the day-life routine and get onto nights. The best way i could come up with how to cope with nights
  • Noogynoogs
    Noogynoogs Posts: 1,028 Member
    I dont work nights put have constantly changing shift patterns. I have just done a TM meditation course which leaves me chilled out. I take vitamins now before bed which leaves me super charged for the day ahead. I work with dementia patients and I have never been so relaxed.
  • Mello_Rello
    Mello_Rello Posts: 421 Member
    Hey there, psychiatric nurse and MSN student here. Been working the night shift for the past 4-5 years.
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    I dont work nights put have constantly changing shift patterns. I have just done a TM meditation course which leaves me chilled out. I take vitamins now before bed which leaves me super charged for the day ahead. I work with dementia patients and I have never been so relaxed.

    what vitamins you take??? and do you notice that vitamins give you more energy?? if I take them before bed I get really energetic lol..
  • EMTFreakGirl
    EMTFreakGirl Posts: 597 Member
    Paramedic here, and I work days, nights, 12's, 24's and even some 36's. I found that I just need to eat every 3 hours or so and not worry so much about the 24-hour period. I figure once I hit my bed I may sleep for 15 hours so it all evens out! Welcome! Add me, open to anyone :flowerforyou: if you'd like.
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    Hey there, psychiatric nurse and MSN student here. Been working the night shift for the past 4-5 years.

    would you say that you like it... ??
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    12's, 24's and even some 36's.
    36....... um.... um ... em... um.... yeah... RESPECT :)
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    hey guys who work night shift... would you say this is true??

    I hear that the night crew are all laid back chill people- that all the type A personalities work days- that its better to work nights because all the main bosses are out of the area and it gives time just to be with the patients... would you say this is accurate??
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    I would not generalise on this - I worked with amazing people through all the shifts and hours... and I had fair share of people that were utterly bad. My recent impressions are night staff gets less respect than day staff. Sad, but...
    I rather stick to positive aspects of nights.
    Riding home during sunrise... oh yes!
  • lovelyMYlovely
    lovelyMYlovely Posts: 1,066 Member
    I would not generalise on this - I worked with amazing people through all the shifts and hours... and I had fair share of people that were utterly bad. My recent impressions are night staff gets less respect than day staff. Sad, but...
    I rather stick to positive aspects of nights.
    Riding home during sunrise... oh yes!
    OH THIS IS SOOO TRUE lol.. when I worked the 2-10 we hated our night crew... lol.. we always thought they were lazy and didn't do anything... all they would do is complain about what the day shifts didn't do... haha this is VERY true... I guess night shift is less work in all honesty (in a nursing home anyways) but the mentally hard part is what takes its toll I believe..
  • quintaar
    quintaar Posts: 39 Member
    Nights are prime time here, we deal with USA customers therefore peak time is through the grave hours. Altho we deal with entire stuff, and have limited support from operating depts. we are hardly taken in consideration as viable part of the company, and compensation for this fact is 0.50 per hour more! lol

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