ALL nights or day/night MIX shift to pick? HELP! need to reply to recruiter!

[froggy8]

Hi all nurses.com!!

I am a new grad ready to start my new job soon, however had a question for you, the recruiter called me and asked if I wanted all nights or day/night mix shift.... I have no experience so wondering what the pros and cons and maybe what you would prefer picking and why?

ALL night shifts: i would have to adjust for only for the first few weeks??

Day/Night Mix shifts: i would constantly be adjusting my sleep schedule?? would i be a zombie?

THANKS in advance for any comments or advice!!:redbeathe

[cara1017]

I may be in the minority here, but I just wanted to throw in my 2 cents. I am a new grad (just hit my 1 year mark!) rotating between day/nights... 3 weeks days/3 weeks nights. I have to say, that I would rather be rotating than doing all nights. As a person who is a "day" person, and I find that the days shifts keep me sane, and help me to get more done during my days off. I am much more of a zombie when I am on night shift. Also, if I was on all nights I would be "rotating" anyway on my days off. At least with 3 weeks of days, I can be normal. However, I will say that many nurses on my unit have a lot of trouble rotating, and the night shift to day shift transition is quite brutal. Also, to mirror many other responses, I think getting experience on both shifts is a great opportunity because they can both be very different!

[MySonIsAdorable]

You can still impress they day time nurses and charge if you work nights. I would say that you probably won't be at your best during your shifts if you aren't sleeping enough. I did that for a couple years working outside of nursing of course and the only perk was working with a lot of different people . Anyway since you have a choice I would pick all nights for now who knows it could change later