SouthRNGal

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1. Night shift on days off?

   SouthRNGal replied to SouthRNGal's topic in Stress 101

   Thanks! I am working on and experimenting with room darkening ideas now. My iPhone is set that only when the same number calls twice in less than 3 minutes will come through. That way if my immediate family really needs to reach/wake me they know t...

2. Night shift on days off?

   SouthRNGal replied to SouthRNGal's topic in Stress 101

   That sounds like a decent compromise. I just need to figure out what to do between my daughter going to bed and 0200 that's active enough to keep me awake and quiet enough to not keep her awake. It seems really unfair to her that she's out of the h...

3. Night shift on days off?

   SouthRNGal posted a topic in Stress 101

   I will be switching to nights as soon as my training period is over (about 2 weeks from now). I haven't worked nights in nearly 20 years and it was rough back then when I was much more resilient. Many articles about sleep suggest maintaining the sa...

4. Resources for planning ahead - US to Canada

   SouthRNGal posted a topic in Registration

   I'm a nursing student, currently in an ADN program but starting work on either a RN to BSN or RN to MSN bridge program immediately after graduating from the ADN program. I am interesting in moving to Canada at some point. My mother is Canadian and I...