Thursday, December 4, 2008

Night Shift Update

Quick update before I go out again tonight... I've worked 2 weeks on nights now and the grade has been raised from a "D" to about a "B-."

It is a different pace from Days... Mostly more laid back... no supervisors and doctors running around. We nurses handle a lot of the stuff ourselves and only correspond with the doctors as needed on the phone and call them at the very end when birth is imminent.

I have a problem sleeping... I work 3 nights in a row then am off 4, typically. The first day after I work, it is nearly impossible for me to get to sleep and stay asleep... Therefore, making the second night working the worst. Then, I have NO problem sleeping the next day.

Ups and Downs...
But overall it is better than I thought it would be originally

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm glad! Any sign of the headaches you were worried about?