Category Archives: Night Shift Nursing
Trying to Conceive as a Night Nurse
To all the nurses trying to conceive, every day, the idea of trying to conceive is continuously on your mind. I have spent the last three ye [...]
Self-Care for the Nurse at Home
Self-care for the Nurse starts at home. It feels like we spend most of our time at work, and if you go in for extra shifts, you might. [...]
Self Care and the Nurse at Work
Originally this article was going to be self-care and the nurse, but as I outline my ideas, I realized that they could break up into at home [...]
4 Things to keep in mind when giving report
It’s the end of a twelve-hour shift, and the next shift is coming in. Now it’s up to you to report to the oncoming nurse. But wh [...]
Importance of finding balance
Are you overwhelmed? Nurses work several schedules; full time, part-time, Per Diem, an eight-hour or twelve-hour shifts. Even with the choic [...]
No Routine for the Night Nurse
I love working as a night nurse, my coworkers, and my patients. Lately, I have been wanting to have a routine. No matter how well you try to [...]
When to cut out or cut back caffeine
Caffeine, whether in the traditional coffee or in the millennial method of energy drink, is consumed by nearly everyone. A twelve hour or [...]
The Ideal Night
The ideal night…boring but appreciated. Somewhere between nursing school and working as a nurse, I developed what a typical night woul [...]
4 Issues with working at night
I grew up in a household with a single-mother working third shift. My grandfather worked third shift, my sister worked third shift, and now [...]
4 Reasons Why I love working nights as a New Nurse
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